Topic summary
White radish
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Daikon.
Names
In culinary context, daikon (Japanese: 大根, lit. 'big root') or daikon radish is most common. Historical ties to South Asia give it the name mooli (Hindi: मूली, romanized: mūlī) in certain cultures. Other terms include white radish, winter radish, Oriental radish, and long white radish, while still other names can be used. Other synonyms usually vary by region or describe regional varieties of the vegetable. When it is necessary to distinguish the usual Japanese form from others, it is sometimes known as Japanese radish.