daikon

IPA/ˈdaɪkɒn/
KK[dˈaɪkˌɔn]IPA/ˈdaɪkɑːn/

daikon — 名詞

  • daikonsingular
  • daikonsplural

1. A type of edible root that is large, white, and shaped like a thick carrot, with

1.名詞B1
釋義

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.

例句

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

常見搭配
  • pickled daikon
  • grated daikon
  • daikon salad
  • daikon soup
  • daikon sprouts
  • daikon garnish
同義詞
  • 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').

常見錯誤

I added some daikon radish to the soup.
I added some daikon to the soup.
'daikon' already means a type of radish, so adding 'radish' is redundant in standard English.

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • daikon radish
  • daikon salad
  • daikon pickle
  • daikon soup
  • daikon garnish

常用片語

  • pickled daikon
  • grated daikon
  • daikon sprouts

介系詞搭配

  • daikon in [soup/dish]
  • daikon with [ingredient]