Takuan

Takuan is a traditional Japanese dish made from daikon radish that has been pickled in a mixture of sugar, salt, and rice bran.

Ingredients - Serves 4

Peel the daikon radish and cut it into thick slices.
Sprinkle the radish slices with salt and let them sit for about an hour to draw out the moisture.
Rinse the radish slices and pat them dry.
In a large bowl, mix together the sugar and rice bran.
Add the radish slices to the bowl and mix well to coat them in the sugar and rice bran mixture.
Pack the radish slices into a jar, cover them with water, and seal the jar tightly.
Let the radish slices pickle for at least a week before eating.