Radishes - Page 2

imp · January 1, 2016

About the pods- keep them picked, in warm weather they get hard fast, but that just means you will have more radish seed to grow again.

The pods are good stir fried, raw, sauteed, pickled, soups and chopped finely in a ricotta cheese and sausage filling for pasta shells or raviolis.

If using the smaller radishes in a slaw or shredded recipe, pile in the chute of a food processor and use the pusher to shred them.

ChristinaJo · January 1, 2016

I've roasted them in the oven with onions,carrots, and potatoes. I thought they tasted pretty good. Also, I read the French like to slice them thin and lay them on buttered bread with a little salt for breakfast.

clkeiper · January 2, 2016

Interesting all, thanks! I have never had a cooked radish nor greens. I have never thought of it, never seen them in any recipe nor do I think anyone I know cooks with them. I will start asking my friends here at home if anyone uses them for anything other than relish trays.. catalog descriptions don't list them as good for anything other than "how crisp" or "flavorful" they are.

Ricky Shaw · January 2, 2016

They do the salad thing well. I got my taste for them from my mother, she felt a good tossed salad required them.

spacetogrow · January 2, 2016

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Originally Posted by jmsieglaff

+1 on the seed pods. They are delicious with mild radish flavor. We are trying a variety this year just for the pods--they are supposed to be rather long.

jmsieglaff, would you be willing to share the name of that variety?

Fred Hempel · January 2, 2016

Rat-tailed Radish

jmsieglaff · January 2, 2016

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Originally Posted by spacetogrow

jmsieglaff, would you be willing to share the name of that variety?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fred Hempel

Rat-tailed Radish

Bingo!

Deborah · January 2, 2016

Maybe the French having radishes and bread for breakfast is why there's a French Breakfast radish?
The sandwich I make a Russian poster told me about. She said that the sandwich is popular in Russia. I tried one and it was surprisingly good. She said on dark bread and I think she's right. I can't remember which gardening forum it was.

Worth1 · January 2, 2016

At least to me it seems the people in other countries eat things our people used to eat.
But with our vast supply of fast fattening junk food like Stouffer's French Bread Pizza Hot Pockets and such we have gotten away from many things.
Worth

luigiwu · January 2, 2016

rat-tailed radish, I'm so curious and I don't understand. Do these grow as a bush instead? they look like a bean but taste like a radish???? my mind is being blown right now...

Worth1 · January 2, 2016

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Originally Posted by luigiwu

rat-tailed radish, I'm so curious and I don't understand. Do these grow as a bush instead? they look like a bean but taste like a radish???? my mind is being blown right now...

When radishes go to seed they put out pods.
So do turnips and beets and rutabagas cabbages members of the Brassicaceae family.

Deborah · January 2, 2016

I buy Stouffer's French bread pizza all the time. It's delish!

Fred Hempel · January 2, 2016

The rat-tailed radish seed pods are similar to those of other radishes. They just get "woody" slower, so they are easier to eat.

We also grow Daikon radish, and the Daikon pods look similar, and they can be eaten when young. They just get woody faster.

Quote:

Originally Posted by luigiwu

rat-tailed radish, I'm so curious and I don't understand. Do these grow as a bush instead? they look like a bean but taste like a radish???? my mind is being blown right now...

reddeheddefarm · January 2, 2016

rat tails are wonderful! the black winter radishes also have a good flavored seed pod as well.

AlittleSalt · January 2, 2016

There are three bugs that love when radishes go to seed. Stink and Harlequin Bugs and especially Squash Bugs. In the spring 2014 garden, we let several types of radishes go to seed. Once they start getting woody, there's a strong scent released. It's like a dinner bell going off for stink, harlequin, and squash bugs. They were so bad that I pulled the plants, put them directly into a large trash can, and hauled them to a burning pile.

I'm pretty sure that where I went wrong was by not keeping the pods picked soon enough. Stink, Harlequin, and Squash bugs will do in a crop - in a short time.

January 2, 2016	#18
clkeiper Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: ohio Posts: 4,350	Interesting all, thanks! I have never had a cooked radish nor greens. I have never thought of it, never seen them in any recipe nor do I think anyone I know cooks with them. I will start asking my friends here at home if anyone uses them for anything other than relish trays.. catalog descriptions don't list them as good for anything other than "how crisp" or "flavorful" they are. __________________ carolyn k

January 2, 2016	#23
Deborah Riding The Crazy Train Again Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: San Marcos, California Posts: 2,562	Maybe the French having radishes and bread for breakfast is why there's a French Breakfast radish? The sandwich I make a Russian poster told me about. She said that the sandwich is popular in Russia. I tried one and it was surprisingly good. She said on dark bread and I think she's right. I can't remember which gardening forum it was. __________________ "The righteous one cares for the needs of his animal". Proverbs 12:10

January 2, 2016	#25
luigiwu Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: ny Posts: 1,219	rat-tailed radish, I'm so curious and I don't understand. Do these grow as a bush instead? they look like a bean but taste like a radish???? my mind is being blown right now... __________________ Subirrigated Container gardening (RGGS) in NY, Zone 7!

January 2, 2016	#27
Deborah Riding The Crazy Train Again Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: San Marcos, California Posts: 2,562	I buy Stouffer's French bread pizza all the time. It's delish! __________________ "The righteous one cares for the needs of his animal". Proverbs 12:10

January 1, 2016	#16
imp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 4,832	About the pods- keep them picked, in warm weather they get hard fast, but that just means you will have more radish seed to grow again. The pods are good stir fried, raw, sauteed, pickled, soups and chopped finely in a ricotta cheese and sausage filling for pasta shells or raviolis. If using the smaller radishes in a slaw or shredded recipe, pile in the chute of a food processor and use the pusher to shred them.

January 1, 2016	#17
ChristinaJo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: NE Texas Posts: 425	I've roasted them in the oven with onions,carrots, and potatoes. I thought they tasted pretty good. Also, I read the French like to slice them thin and lay them on buttered bread with a little salt for breakfast.

January 2, 2016	#19
Ricky Shaw Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Zone 6a Denver North Metro Posts: 1,910	They do the salad thing well. I got my taste for them from my mother, she felt a good tossed salad required them.

January 2, 2016	#21
Fred Hempel Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Sunol, CA Posts: 2,723	Rat-tailed Radish

January 2, 2016	#24
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	At least to me it seems the people in other countries eat things our people used to eat. But with our vast supply of fast fattening junk food like Stouffer's French Bread Pizza Hot Pockets and such we have gotten away from many things. Worth

January 2, 2016	#29
reddeheddefarm Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: delaware ohio Posts: 81	rat tails are wonderful! the black winter radishes also have a good flavored seed pod as well.

January 2, 2016	#30
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	There are three bugs that love when radishes go to seed. Stink and Harlequin Bugs and especially Squash Bugs. In the spring 2014 garden, we let several types of radishes go to seed. Once they start getting woody, there's a strong scent released. It's like a dinner bell going off for stink, harlequin, and squash bugs. They were so bad that I pulled the plants, put them directly into a large trash can, and hauled them to a burning pile. I'm pretty sure that where I went wrong was by not keeping the pods picked soon enough. Stink, Harlequin, and Squash bugs will do in a crop - in a short time.