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the radish that grew tired of being small and decided to become a forearm
means A large, mild, white East Asian radish shaped like a pale tapering root, eaten raw, pickled, or cooked across Japanese, Korean, and Chinese cuisines.
from Straight from Japanese, where 大根 (daikon) literally means 'big root' — 大 (dai, 'big') plus 根 (kon/ne, 'root'). The name is as plainspoken as the vegetable is enormous: it simply tells you what you're looking at.
- size record
- Largest topped over 30 pounds in Japan
- crime fighter
- Roots break up and aerate compacted soil
- art form
- Carved into edible garnish flowers called mukimono
- winter staple
- Buried in sand to store for months
- name origin
- Means simply great root in Japanese
for instance
japanese daikon radish — long white root vegetable staple in japanese cuisine, typically 30-40cm long
mooli — south asian variety grown widely in india and pakistan, milder and sweeter than japanese daikon
korean mu — shorter, rounder variety used for kimchi and banchan side dishes throughout korea