Daikon
Daikon[2] (Japanese for 'big root') or mooli,[3] Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus, is a mild-flavored winter radish usually characterized by fast-growing leaves and a long, white, napiform root.
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| Species |
| Raphanus sativus |
| Cultivar group |
| White radish |
| Origin |
| North China[1] |
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| Radishes in Okage Yoko-chō, Japan | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 白蘿蔔 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 白萝卜 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | "White radish " | ||||||||
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| Korean name | |||||||||
| Hangul | 왜무 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Wae radish | ||||||||
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| Kanji | 大根 | ||||||||
| Kana | だいこん | ||||||||
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Daikon Media
Picture of white radish seeds. Length about 4.8 mm.
Chinese turnip cakes are made with radish, despite its name
Earth100 captured this unique photo of the Chinese Radish, or Turnip, looking upwards from the base of the plant. Radish grown by Earth100, photographed when the radish was still in the soil, on November 6, 2012.
Sakurajima daikon
Chinese radish 'Mantanghong'
Professor Vladimir Zuev displays a new daikon variety Kuz hadyasi in Uzbekistan
Chai tow kway, stir-fried cubes of radish cake
Japanese mizuna and daikon salad
Mohn la jin, Burmese pickled radish
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