Radishes

HugoZHackenbush

Round or long?

I personally find the round ones lack that peppery bite you used to get in the old long varieties. I suspect round radishes were invented by the same Brussels bureaucrats who we were responsible for the straight cucumber

Stig

I don't remember ever seeing long ones, so I'll go round.

bloodnut

thats a tuff one, i need more time to think before im willing to share what side of the fence im sitting on when it comes to radish shape and taste if you dont mind hugo!?

ShootersHillGuru

It's a very personal thing and a bold thread to start but I'm not sure CL is ready for it yet. Size isn't everything.

Chunes

Good post Hugo.

One of the problems with supermarket shopping is the lack of choice in regards to varieties of vegetables. When you work in a kitchen and you have a good supplier, you have a multitude of choices - Especially now that heirloom vegetables are gaining in popularity. It makes supermarkets a bit dull but that's why it's so worth exploring the world of Farmer's Markets. Used to love the one at Blackheath when I got a rare Sunday off.

In my experience the Rosa variety of radishes pack the most peppery punch. I am sure you would be able to source some if you put the time into it. And it too is a longer type of radish, I would make you correct in the assumption that the round ones never seem to have the same amount of flavour in that respect.

Great thread. Food for thought for us all.

delroofer

.............tumbleweed blows across the screen of my laptop.............................................

Roll on some transfer news!

bingaddick

Long ones definitely most peppery.

Can't resist them dipped in salt.

Southendaddick

Food of the devil.

Up there with celery in terms of killing a salad

Redskin

Long ones definitely most peppery.

Can't resist them dipped in salt.

Alright! Lick 'em,salt 'em,eat 'em.

charltonkeston

The ones my uncle used to grow, all shapes and sizes.
painful to eat, make nose and eyes run

Badger

Never bothered growing them on my allotment as i probably would not use them all and they would probably go to waste.

Not that keen myself.

Bagpuss

We are growing "Sparkler" - they are round and the pepperiness is entirely acceptable.

Mortimerician

The straight Brussels cucumber is a figment of some daily mail ex-public school feverish imagination

leftbehind

Love them eityer shape TBH

sralan

Ah radishes, what a cracker of a topic!. Can't stand them and they give me chronic indigestion.

Oggy Red

Proper Charlton Life thread, this one.

ads

they're alright grated but a bit too intense whole. On the cucumber point, the old fashioned prickly ones seem to taste a lot better than the new fangled supermarket ones

Karim_myBagheri

love radishes. round ones for me.

there’s a salad called a Mexican street salad that has them in it. with cabbage, jalapenos, red onion few other bits. cracking salad.

SoundAsa£

Agh yes....the old Mari Lloyd music-hall song....."She sits amongst the radishes and peas"!

Bedsaddick

Never seen a long raddish

man_at_milletts

Bit like an alsation's willy, but rounder at the end.

ads

Bit like an alsation's willy, but rounder at the end.

keep that to yourself or this'll get closed if it goes down that route

3blokes

My favourite was Radishstan Kishishev, he was all right ;-)

Redrobo

Easy to grow - try them dipped in a little melted butter. Loverly

kimbo

Would have thought noŵ the fixtures are out this thread would have closed

sralan

Just keeps repeating !!