I absolutely love this side dish to add some tanginess to the usual flavours of my main dish. However, I’ve never been able to find out what it’s called or how to make it. Can anyone help me out here?

by redlipstick1010

17 Comments

  1. Logical_Sweet_6624

    Danmuji, or pickled radish, it’s my favourite banchan dish

  2. kobayashi_maru_fail

    Don’t hold back on trying a longer fermented danmuji/takuan/whatever you want to call it. The concentrated flavor and totally different snap are worth the wait if you want to make a project of it. You can use turmeric instead of food coloring.

  3. dan moo ge

    dante’s dan
    moose’s moo
    geometry’s ge

  4. Aggravating-HoldUp87

    I buy these all the time. Haven’t figured out how to make it but when I run out my BF always knows we gotta buy more.

  5. Separate-Succotash11

    Served with every order of jjajjangmyun.

  6. ZaxxonPantsoff

    I still say Takuan because my family calls it that, but my wife gets mad at me for using the Japanese word.

  7. ForensicVette

    I love them and buy them from my local market just to add everything I make haha

  8. they must ferment this in the most addictive substances known to man because i physically can’t stop eating it once i start

  9. maximusje

    The Maangchi recipe that was posted is the traditional one.

    A “cheat” version you can use that does not require fermentation and has easier ingredients for in the west:

    Recipe for 1 weckpot:

    Benodigdheden
    600g korean reddish (ball-shaped). Rettich (long-shaped) kan ook.
    3 cups of water
    2,5 cups of ricewinevinegar
    1 cup of sugar
    3 halved cloves of garlic
    2 teaspoon of kurkuma
    20 whole dried black pepper granules
    3 whole leafs of laurel
    Zout

    Instruction
    Peel the daikon and cut in even flat slices. Add all ingredients except the daikon to a pot and heat while stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Take from the heat. Add the daikon slices. Cover with kitchen paper and leave at room temperature for about two hours. Remove the paper and transfer to a weckpot/fermentation jar/jar with a good air tight lid. The danmuji can be stored for about a month when refrigerated, but as with most pickles and ferments, always use your own senses to check before consumption!