takuan
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Takuan (; also spelled takuwan), or takuan-zuke (; 'pickled takuan'), known as danmuji () in the context of Korean cuisine, is a pickled preparation of daikon radish. As a popular part of traditional Japanese cuisine, takuan is often served uncooked alongside other types of tsukemono ('pickled things'). It is also enjoyed at the end of meals to aid digestion.
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- Takuan
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- Traditional takuan showing sliced preparation
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- Japan
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- Side dish
- Food.served
- Cold
- Food.main_ingredient
- Daikon
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Takuan (; also spelled takuwan), or takuan-zuke (; 'pickled takuan'), known as danmuji () in the context of Korean cuisine, is a pickled preparation of daikon radish. As a popular part of traditional Japanese cuisine, takuan is often served uncooked alongside other types of tsukemono ('pickled things'). It is also enjoyed at the end of meals to aid digestion.
==History== thumb|Takuan slices In Japan, famous Buddhist monk Takuan Sōhō (1573–1645) is popularly credited with creating this yellow pickle, which now bears his name.