361974 Fri Jan 19 18:16:01 -0800 2007 28 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 2206507 I've heard that some radishes are milder than others. Is this true? I'd like to know which radishes have the least amount of flavor. Thank you. Fri Jan 19 18:16:01 -0800 2007 13345 Boychucker 1 2206623 Try daikon. All crunch, no bite. They're huge, though, like white carrots on steroids. Fri Jan 19 18:43:39 -0800 2007 2206507 14386 BobB 2 2206785 Thanks, I'll try that. Fri Jan 19 19:14:34 -0800 2007 2206623 13345 Boychucker 2 2213632 They make a good addition to your veggies and dip tray. They're almost interchangeable with jicama. Mon Jan 22 12:54:42 -0800 2007 2206623 13619 Sharuf 1 2206891 I used to plant French Breakfast radishes in the spring. They are very mild. Fri Jan 19 19:36:23 -0800 2007 2206507 10285 Candy 1 2207790 French breakfast, definitely -- and eat them French-style, with a sliver cut out of the top, a bit of sweet butter smashed in the cut, and a teeny sprinkling of sea salt. Fri Jan 19 22:46:53 -0800 2007 2206507 10811 Das Ubergeek 2 2207869 Or as a Tartine an open faced sandwich on a crispy baguette slathered with sweet butter, sliced radishes and a sprinkle of sea salt. Fri Jan 19 23:02:56 -0800 2007 2207790 10285 Candy 3 2207878 Thanks, guys. I'll try that. Are French Breakfast easy to find in markets? Fri Jan 19 23:04:40 -0800 2007 2207869 13345 Boychucker 4 2207890 If you have a farmer's market you may find someone who grows them. In a regular supermarket? Not going to happen. You could plant some even if it is just in a flower pot and if you get too many seeds in it and need to thin them the radish shoots are good in a salad. Fri Jan 19 23:07:16 -0800 2007 2207878 10285 Candy 4 2212704 So you can id them: french b'fast are about 2/1/2" long, with a white top and pink-red body. Mon Jan 22 00:35:17 -0800 2007 2207878 11234 toodie jane 1 2207927 When you buy radishes at the farmer's market, you can ask about the spicyness. Or if you are going to grow them, the seed description will tell you the spicyness. Unfortunatly I've never seen radishes labeled as anything other than radishes at a grocery, even a good grocery or natural food store. Most of the time these are very mild but once in a while I do get a spicy bunch. Fri Jan 19 23:14:30 -0800 2007 2206507 12186 christy319 1 2208292 radishes are super easy to grow! I Live an a small apartment with a balcony, and grow several varieties every year in pots. do not need to much depth or much care, just water and go! Sat Jan 20 01:15:12 -0800 2007 2206507 56195 bethd127 1 2208607 I'm sorry, but I am dying to know why? You don't *have* to eat them, do you? They actually have very little nutritional value. Is it a macrobiotic thing? And in my opinion there are two elements to a radish's flavor, heat or "bite" and kind of a sulphur-y taste. Daikon has less of the first, and more of the last. Sat Jan 20 03:25:02 -0800 2007 2206507 46897 gridder 2 2210122 Everything you eat has a nutritional value! This is the second time I have seen a post stating that a veg. is nutrtionally void! Radishes are a good source of vitamin c, folate, potassium, magnessium... Sat Jan 20 21:28:02 -0800 2007 2208607 27101 bolivianita 3 2225416 I didn't say it didn't have any, it simply has very little. At 20 calories for a cup and a whopping 1.8 grams of fiber (for a cup!) I was just pointing out that chewing a pencil eraser may give you more nutritional bang for you buck. (And I like radishes; it is just that the OP seemed to feel like he/she "had" to eat them for some reason. Not necessary.) Thu Jan 25 09:03:46 -0800 2007 2210122 46897 gridder 1 2211249 People used to tell me that about watermelon - that it had to vitamins, just sugar and water. Turns out that watermelon contains more lycopene than any other fruit - even tomatoes! (at least, Alton Brown said so, and he's generally pretty reliable about this stuff.) So have a nice radish sandwich (in the French manner, as noted above), followed up by a BIG chunk of watermelon, sprinkled with a touch of grey salt. How bad could that be?? Sun Jan 21 07:30:21 -0800 2007 2206507 10856 sundevilpeg 2 2212546 Mmmmmm, that makes even a better rationalisation for watermelon and feta salad. Sun Jan 21 23:24:41 -0800 2007 2211249 10811 Das Ubergeek 3 2212561 Oh I love that stuff! Sun Jan 21 23:29:11 -0800 2007 2212546 10285 Candy 2 2212585 Radish, grey salt & a martini! Don't deprive yourself! Sun Jan 21 23:41:36 -0800 2007 2211249 36312 HillJ 2 2212758 Or have your radish and watermelon at the same time! http://www.mariquita.com/images/photogallery/Watermelon.radish.jpg LOL! Mon Jan 22 00:56:12 -0800 2007 2211249 25247 Veggietales 1 2212615 Been my experience (having grown up eating tons of homegrown radishes) that sharp and mild are as unpredictable as degrees of heat in some kinds of peppers; I've had both red and icicle radishes from the same plot, or the same bunch, whose heat varied all over the map. There may be varieties in which this does not occur, I don't know. Could be that a better grade of soil with a good distribution of nutrients and more predictable irrigation/drainage than my gardens ever had would make a difference. Sun Jan 21 23:55:20 -0800 2007 2206507 11478 Will Owen 2 2225573 Hot weather = hot radishes. No matter what variety, in my experience. Thu Jan 25 09:41:00 -0800 2007 2212615 10400 Aromatherapy 1 2212737 daikon radishes are my favorite-tho I like the red ones too-some are hotter than others-I don't know why????? Mon Jan 22 00:49:02 -0800 2007 2206507 55914 marlie202 2 2212763 It probably has to do with soil and conditions. Just like sweet onions as compared to sharp Mon Jan 22 00:57:54 -0800 2007 2212737 10285 Candy 1 2212784 If you water them frequently, they are generally more mild. I like them sliced thinly or pickled, even. You can also soak thinly sliced ones in cold water in the fridge, and like onions, they will lose some bite. Radishes are high in sulfur, which can help with acne and breakouts. When I have an event where I want to look my best, I'll juice them in my morning juice, and my skin always looks good after a few days. Anecdotal, but hey, the juice is tasty! Mon Jan 22 01:05:17 -0800 2007 2206507 24126 amyzan 1 2213132 gotta say it, thought it's kinda off topic . . . roasted radishes are delicious! they become sweeter with a rounded bite. yum! (just toss in olive oil with a few garlic bits, if you're so inclined. salt lightly before eating) Mon Jan 22 03:18:26 -0800 2007 2206507 45908 orangewasabi 2 2213140 Sauteed in butter they are awfully nice too Mon Jan 22 03:22:29 -0800 2007 2213132 10285 Candy 1 2214060 daikon radishes, sliced into thin pieces, sauteed slightly with garlic and any kind of sliced beef you can find, then put into a pot with boiling water and two dashes of soy sauce = great daikon radish soup, so soothing on your stomach and very good for you, according to the korean tradition. =) Mon Jan 22 16:11:54 -0800 2007 2206507 24489 koreankorean 1 2225804 Yes, I love braised radishes, braised in chicken broth and butter than reduced down to a nice pink glaze. Delicious! Thu Jan 25 10:32:01 -0800 2007 2206507 11259 Becca Porter