This morning, I buried seven radishes in the soil in order to keep them fresh. Although cutting all the green leaves of radish is better for preservation, I cut them so that 5 centimeters (2 inches) of green leaves would remain. It is because I think I can find a radish easily by green leaves on the ground as a mark, especially when they are covered with snow.
They are only seven. I thought I should have planted more radish in August. If one radish lasts 3 days, 7 radishes could last only 21 days. Winter continues three months. Vegetables available in winter are precious.
From the seven radishes, I could also get a lot of green leaves. Before cooking supper tonight, I washed them, boiled several minutes, and put them in three Tupperware. I think now three Tupperware have cooled down, so I am going to put the three in freezer after I upload this post.
A long time ago, when I was living in US, one day I was going to buy a radish in a supermarket. A lady working at the cashier called the radish “Daikon”. I was a little surprised because “Daikon” was a Japanese “大根”.
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