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.
Dai" which means- large and "kon" which means root.
Both radishes and daikons are rich in vitamin C,
and they contain natural active enzymes
and they contain natural active enzymes