Kohaku Namasu is a classic Japanese salad made with thinly sliced daikon and carrot marinated in a sweet vinegar dressing.

The word daikon is Japanese: Dai means “big” or “great”; kon means “root.” Combined, this translates to…well, “big root.” Its rounder Korean cousin is named mu. Another close ...

Occasionally there are pauses for a spoonful of icy-cold tangy broth, a bite of crunchy pickled daikon or cucumber, ... 1 Japanese or hothouse cucumber. ¼ medium daikon (about ½ pound), peeled.

But maybe the most fun make-ahead part of this dish is the easy pickled daikon. Ordinary white daikon is fine, but you can also find smaller colorful daikon at farmers’ markets and Japanese ...