Daikon

What is a daikon? A Daikon is a root vegetable that is usually very long (up to 14 inches), white in color, and shaped like a carrot. It has a peppery taste and is best used in salads, side dishes and casseroles. The daikon is helpful with the digestion and the assimilation of fats as well as aiding in cleansing organ tissues. Theses roots are also a good source of vitamin C.

I like daikons best in my salad with dinner each evening. With a vegetable peeler I slice rounds into the salad. It gives the salad a mild spice. For a casserole I use fresh or dried daikon added in with whatever other vegetables are already called for. While fresh daikon is great for helping us digest and release fats from our digestive system dried daikon helps our organs release extra fats that they may be holding on to.

You can find daikons fresh in the produce sections of most food stores or in a dried form at a natural food stores.

Try a daikon tonight it will be a nice addition to your meal and your health.