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Diakon - how to store?

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Kathryn Polster said #1 Oct 26, 2009 at 10:14am

I've always liked daikon when I go out to eat and it is a garnish I always eat it. I've never bought it before though.

How does it get stored? I bought some and graded it for the tea. I stored the left over graded in a plastic baggy and put it in the fridge and it SMELLED awful the next day. What gives?

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Heidi Iannuzzi said #2 Oct 27, 2009 at 9:07am

It's most likely the greens that smell bad. You should buy those baggies they sell in some food stores that help keep your veggies/fruits good for longer by absorbing the gases that make them break down quicker. I had my daikon in the fridge for a week - and the greens smelled gross - but the part you eat was fine when cooked.

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Evie said #3 Oct 27, 2009 at 10:32am

Where do you guys buy Daikon and what does it look like? I'm having trouble finding it.

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Kathryn Polster said #4 Oct 27, 2009 at 11:56am

Mine didn't have the greens on it so I don't know. Today I cut a piece off and graded it. I left it out on the counter, I thought maybe the fridge doesn't agree with it.

I got mine at the farmers market (two for a dollar!). It is long an white....looks like a huge white carrot. They usually have it in the grocery store near the fresh ginger and cabbage and raddish. Google it and click on images.

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Heather said #5 Oct 27, 2009 at 3:44pm

I bought mine at whole foods!

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Amanda Goodfried said #6 Nov 10, 2009 at 7:42pm

Bought some at my farmer's market today - 2 for $1.50 and they were huge! Just made some tea... yummy!

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Sabrina H said #7 Nov 25, 2009 at 8:13am

Is your Daikon kinda squishy? I wasn't sure if it was supposed to be crisp or not? Just checking on how fresh the ones I bought at the store are.

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peas and carrots said #8 Dec 10, 2009 at 5:09am

ya sabrina - i bought mine yesterday at a green grocer in town and mine was a tad wobbily and soft-ish.
but they 'just' brought em in (three days prior they didn't have any daikon, so i'm guessing its fresh-ish).

have yet to grate it and eat it though - am stoked to do so.

how did yours work out?

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Meaghan P said #9 Dec 15, 2009 at 2:39pm

I wasn't sure about the daikon when I came across at the grocery store the other day. It felt a bit soft and wobbily like peas and carrots said. So, I didn't get it, but now I'm thinking maybe it's supposed to feel that way?

Evie - it's kind of like a white carrot, but some of them can look pretty long and thick.

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e.greenleaf said #10 Dec 15, 2009 at 10:25pm

i can never find it at whole foods... i don't think mine carries it! what the heck?!

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