Skip to main content
Epicurious
Cookbooks

Daikon

Ingredients

Preparation

  1. Bitter

    Step 1

    Daikon is usually milder than your common red radish. If yours is still too bitter, it’s said that cooking it in water in which rice has been rinsed or to which a bit of rice has been added will eliminate some of the bitterness. If you’re planning to serve it raw, just slice it very thin and perhaps serve with a rich dip.

  2. Limp

    Step 2

    Soak in ice water until recrisped. (If you soak thin slices, however, they will curl up like potato chips. In case you were wondering.)

How to Repair Food, Third Edition
TagsDaikonRoot VegetableVegetableCookbooks
Read More
The Most-Saved Recipes in the Epicurious App This Week
Like tiny tomato galettes and chimichurri grilled shrimp.
Chimichurri Grilled Shrimp
Punchy, make-ahead chimichurri adds a bright, fresh finish to this easy summer dinner.
Tiny Tomato Galettes
With a crisp crust, garlicky mayo, and a juicy slice of tomato.
Caramelized Onion Pasta
Turn humble onions into this thrifty yet luxe pasta dinner.
13 Types of Nuts and How to Cook With Them
Filberts, goobers, scaly bark nuts: Explore the world beyond almonds in this guide.
Dirty Martini Spritz
Attention, martini drinkers and spritz drinkers: Please for a single line.
A Better Beer Can Chicken
Use the beer, not the can, for this citrusy take on a classic that nods to mojo criollo.
Spaghetti With So Much Zucchini
Loosely inspired by pasta Amatriciana, a few pounds of zucchini stand in for tomatoes.