Daikon is sometimes available in larger supermarkets, but you’re more likely to find it in Asian or Caribbean food shops. In Japan, daikon is frequently pickled and served as a crunchy ...

MARUMORI, Miyagi — Production of heso daikon radish, a local specialty, was at its peak in Marumori, Miyagi Prefecture in late December. Heso daikon is prepared by cutting the vegetable into thick ...

Midori Kasai is a professor at Ochanomizu University and former chairwoman of the Japan Society of Cookery Science. In this simmered dish with less liquid, komatsuna is replaced by cabbage.