I attended Chicago’s Good Food Expo today and happened upon an item I’ve never seen before. Stopping at the booth, Tomato Mountain Farm from Wisconsin, I found some lovely produce.
But I didn’t recognize this item - it was a big as a red bell pepper:
The farmer said it was a radish, a watermelon radish. I’ve seen big radishes, but none this size. I was hesitant to try it. Then she showed me pictures of it sliced, and I realized it didn’t get its name from its size.
When I got home I made some guacamole and sliced in to the radish. Absolutely beautiful! How does it taste? Magnificent flavor! Not as bitter as a typical red radish, and a perfect complement to the salt and lime flavors in my guacamole. Maybe a hint of turnip.
Wish you could taste it!
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Thanks for sharing. Have not come across this one looks like a cross between radish and watermelon. Wow wish I can get hold of one and try! No such luck here in Australia. maybe I should google to see if we can get one here.
Where did you get this picture? So pretty! These look much smaller than the one I tried, but they are sure to be delicious. I will be hunting for them, too. Good luck!
its the first time I heard about this, it looks good, might have to go to the international market and look for it.
It would be well worth it.
I love radishes! The slightly spicy flavor is great and the look of the Watermelon radish is just amazing :)
Have you ever tried the watermelon variety? So yummy!
Thanks for sharing about this colorful and delicious radish. I first discovered watermelon radishes when I worked with a non-profit in Minneapolis that hosts community meals. They source local, organic foods and support farmers who are minorities and women. One of the recipes they serve most often is called "Rainbow Salad." We chop up as many colorful vegetables as we have that day. When we have watermelon radish it is my favorite because it adds such a vibrant color and beautiful pattern.
What a wonderful activity with colorful and delicious foods. So glad I could bring those memories back to mind! Thank you for sharing!
P.S. For the #dailyfoodphotography tag this is the type of post I look for when I'm curating the weekly contest and Tuesday Top Ten compilation. You can learn about the contest here and use the tag for food photographs if you want to participate. I'm following you and I'll look for more of your food posts :)
Cool. Thanks.
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