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Definition of daikon
: a large long hard white radish used especially in Asian cuisine; also : a plant (Raphanus sativus longipinnatus) whose root is a daikon
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The takeout menu shows the signature sticky and crunchy fried chicken, available in spicy or soy garlic flavors, served with complimentary sides of pickled daikon radish.
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Top your own bowl with macadamia nuts, pickled daikon, corn, cucumber and more.
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Papery nori gets wrapped tightly around chopped, blanched asparagus, sticky rice, daikon radish, shredded carrot, sesame seeds, scallion and cream cheese — creating colorful little pinwheels.
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Combine the watermelon, daikon and red radishes, the carrots, peas, cilantro and Thai basil in a serving bowl.
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In Flora Bar, the pair faces its steepest challenge yet: museum café by day, neighborhood restaurant by night, Mediterranean-Pacific tapas menu at all times—think olives, yogurt, and jamón ibérico, plus daikon, yellowfin, and Szechuan peppercorns.
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Even the pickled cucumbers and daikon that showed up at the start of the meal seemed to be under orders not to draw any attention to themselves.
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All are brought into focus by the exacting calibration of daikon and carrot.
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Origin and Etymology of daikon
Japanese, from dai big + kon root
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