daikon
daikon — 名詞
- daikonsingular
- daikonsplural
1. A type of edible root that is large, white, and shaped like a thick carrot, with
白蘿蔔
一種長條形白色根莖蔬菜
A type of edible root that is large, white, and shaped like a thick carrot, with a mild peppery taste — common in East Asian dishes such as salads, pickles, soups, and stir-fries.
Ife sliced the daikon thinly and added it to the salad.
Ife 把白蘿蔔切成薄片，加到沙拉裡。
The stew needs a large daikon, two carrots, and some ginger.
這鍋湯需要一根大白蘿蔔、兩根紅蘿蔔和一些薑。
recipe context: daikon paired with other ingredients
Feng pickled the daikon with vinegar and sugar for a crunchy side dish.
Feng 用醋和糖把白蘿蔔醃起來，做成爽口的配菜。
Paloma bought a long white daikon at the market to use in her soup.
Paloma 在市場買了一根長長的白蘿蔔，要用來煮湯。
In many Japanese homes, daikon is grated and served as a garnish with fried dishes.
在許多日本家庭裡，白蘿蔔常被磨成泥，搭配炸物一起食用。
- white radish
a descriptive name highlighting the colour; more common in Western recipes and supermarkets
- mooli
a term used mainly in British English and Indian cooking for the same vegetable
- Chinese radish
another common name in Western contexts, though daikon is originally a Japanese term
文法句型
daikon is usually uncountable for the food
countable for the whole vegetable
用法筆記
Daikon is commonly used uncountably when talking about it as a food ingredient (e.g., 'this soup needs more daikon'). It is countable when referring to the whole vegetable (e.g., 'I bought two daikons').