Daikon
Appearance
Daikon | |
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Genus | Raphanus |
Species | Raphanus sativus |
Subspecies | R. sativus subsp. longipinnatus |
Cultivar group | White radish |
Origin | North China[1] |
Daikon Radish | |||||||||
Radishes in Okage Yoko-chō, Japan | |||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||
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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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Japanese name | |||||||||
Kanji | 大根 | ||||||||
Kana | だいこん | ||||||||
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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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