: a large long hard white radish used especially in Asian cuisine
also
: a plant (Raphanus sativus longipinnatus) whose root is a daikon
Examples of daikon in a Sentence
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At their events for fashion brands like Loewe and Chanel, there are carrots sculpted into tiny nautilus shells, pickled daikon sliced into scalloped flowers and mini-zucchinis engraved with intricate patterns.
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Alexa Brazilian Kyoko Hamada, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
The spring roll is presented as upright bundles packed with hearts of palm, daikon and other vegetables.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
Served with pickled daikon and yuzu aioli, the earthy, succulent pork was perfectly balanced by the crunch of the daikon and the acid from the yuzu aioli.
—The Arizona Republic, 1 Feb. 2024
Some, like the Rat Hole, are pure happenstance: Take the daikon radish growing through concrete under an overpass in Osaka, Japan, for example, or the whalebone on the coast of Scotland that looks like a bird taking flight.
—Steffi Cao, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2024
Firm, slippery, and ever so slightly grainy, they’re served warm—in a glistening hot dashi made with duck bones and topped with medallions of roast duck—or cold, in chilled dashi, layered with thin sheets of raw salmon, pearls of salmon roe, shiso leaves, and daikon radish.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
Kong has been working with local farms in Arkansas to start growing Japanese vegetables like daikon radishes, shisho flowers, and yuzu.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2023
Both feature an intensely flavorful broth, made by boiling brisket with fresh pineapple, Asian pear, apple, lemon, daikon, and assorted alliums, and are finished with big hunks of slushy ice, which soak up the sweet, sour, savory liquid like snow cones.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2023
Some pickled daikon and carrots, pickled cucumbers, pickled red cabbage, chopped cilantro, mint, basil and scallions.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2023
Alexa Brazilian Kyoko Hamada, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
The spring roll is presented as upright bundles packed with hearts of palm, daikon and other vegetables.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
Served with pickled daikon and yuzu aioli, the earthy, succulent pork was perfectly balanced by the crunch of the daikon and the acid from the yuzu aioli.
—The Arizona Republic, 1 Feb. 2024
Some, like the Rat Hole, are pure happenstance: Take the daikon radish growing through concrete under an overpass in Osaka, Japan, for example, or the whalebone on the coast of Scotland that looks like a bird taking flight.
—Steffi Cao, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2024
Firm, slippery, and ever so slightly grainy, they’re served warm—in a glistening hot dashi made with duck bones and topped with medallions of roast duck—or cold, in chilled dashi, layered with thin sheets of raw salmon, pearls of salmon roe, shiso leaves, and daikon radish.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
Kong has been working with local farms in Arkansas to start growing Japanese vegetables like daikon radishes, shisho flowers, and yuzu.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2023
Both feature an intensely flavorful broth, made by boiling brisket with fresh pineapple, Asian pear, apple, lemon, daikon, and assorted alliums, and are finished with big hunks of slushy ice, which soak up the sweet, sour, savory liquid like snow cones.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2023
Some pickled daikon and carrots, pickled cucumbers, pickled red cabbage, chopped cilantro, mint, basil and scallions.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2023
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“Daikon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daikon. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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