Momiji-oroshi

Name: Momiji-oroshi (Red Maple Grated Daikon)
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: Seed 3-4 red dried or fresh chillies. If using fresh chillies, cut into fine strips.; Cut a 5-6 cm/2-2½ in long piece from a large daikon and peel off the hard outer skin. Using a hash (chopsticks), make 3-4 deep holes lengthways in one end and push some chilli into each hole.

Red Maple Grated Daikon

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Japanese Cookbook

By Emi Kazuko and Yasuko Fukuoka

Published 2024

About

This recipe takes its name from the beautiful autumn-leaves colour of the grated chilli-stuffed daikon.

Method

Seed 3-4 red dried or fresh chillies. If using fresh chillies, cut into fine strips.