April 29, 2011

Korean Purple Radish

While teaching cooking classes, several students have said they like to
go to H-Mart and just randomly pick a fruit or a vegetable and try it,
and if they like it... they simply buy more and find recipes for them.
What's nice about H-Mart  is that they carry many vegetables you might
not normally see in other supermarkets. 

H-Mart carries the "Korean Purple Radish"




These purple radishes are nice to eat as a snack due to the fact
they are not as spicy or strong like the way most radishes are.
They are purple on the outside and almost  tie-died  looking on the inside.
Talk about cultivating an standard white radish/daikon.

The word Daikon actually comes from two Japanese words:" 
Dai" which means- large and "kon" which means root.  
Both radishes and daikons are rich in vitamin C,
and they contain natural active enzymes 
that aid in digestion, especially of starchy foods.