Eating in China
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Radish

萝卜Luóbo

A crisp root vegetable ranging from small red-skinned, white-fleshed roots to long white daikon; raw flavour ranges from mild to peppery.

Type
Vegetables

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

A crisp root vegetable ranging from small red-skinned, white-fleshed roots to long white daikon; raw flavour ranges from mild to peppery.

In the kitchen

Vegetable in Hechuan pao zhu soup.

Hechuan soup uses local radish to absorb broth. Whole roots, slices, diced pieces and grated radish are different preparation forms.

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