Radish

Radis

What it is

Herodotus recorded that the builders of the Great Pyramid were fed radishes, onions and garlic. The heat is a defence: crushing the cells releases an enzyme that manufactures the pungent compound on the spot, which is why a whole radish smells of nothing.

In the kitchen

Butter and salt is not a garnish, it is the recipe. The fat blunts the heat and the salt draws out the sweetness.

Goes with

Butter Chives Cream Lemon Black pepper Dill Cucumber Olive oil

Same species

Bettarazuke Black radish Cai pu Daikon Dongchimi Fukujinzuke

Also used with

Bamboo salt Chabichou du Poitou Chickweed Ankimo Hairy bittercress Nasturtium

In season alongside

Kohlrabi Bamboo shoot Basil Water pepper (tade / benitade) Brousse du Rove Buck’s-horn plantain

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