Bettara-Zuke

A sweet crunchy pickle popular in tokyo. Usually made using daikon, and pickled with sugar, salt, and koji. Substituting amazake or shio-koji is also a popular choice for make bettara-zuke.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Sliced daikon or radish

  • 1 tsp Salt

  • 2 Tbsp Shio-koji

  • 1 Tbsp Sugar

    OR

  • 1 cup Sliced daikon or radish

  • 1 tsp Salt

  • 3 Tbsp Yuzu amazake(holiday limited item)

Instructions

  1. Sprinkle salt on sliced daikon or radish

  2. Lightly knead and leave it for 30 minutes

  3. Squeeze out excess water

  4. Put veggies and yuzu amazake or shio-koji and sugar in a reusable bag or container

  5. Marinate for at least half a day

  6. Eat without rinsing

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