Glossary - Ingredients

Dried Daikon Strips / Kiriboshi Daikon

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Dried daikon radish strips that are more nutritious than fresh daikon

What are dried daikon strips?

Dried daikon strips / kiriboshi daikon (切り干し大根 in Japanese) are daikon radish sliced into strips and dried in the sun. Give it a quick rinse, then use it for stews, soups, pickles, and salads. When rehydrated, it weighs around 4 times as much when dried. Drying changes the spicy component of the daikon radish to sweet. So the spicier the daikon is, the sweeter it becomes when dried.

Nutrition facts

Dried daikon strips have the unique nutritional value of raw daikon that is further concentrated through a drying process. However, if it is rehydrated in water, boiled and drained before eating, its nutritional value is inferior to that of raw daikon. If the recipe calls for rehydrating dried daikon directly in seasoning liquid and eating it as-is, you can expect vitamin C and vitamin B to be effective.
Dried daikon strips contain a lot of dietary fiber that regulate the intestinal environment, and is rich in calcium, which is essential for healthy bones and teeth, and is especially important for preventing osteoporosis and for growing children. It is particularly effective when paired with foods rich in vitamin D, and is therefore a good accompaniment to fish and egg dishes.
Dried daikon strips can be stored for a long time as a dried product, and can be rehydrated and eaten quickly, making it a convenient food to use when you want to increase your dietary fiber, calcium, and potassium. As it is low in calories, dried daikon is also suitable as an effective calorie restrictive food.

How to storage: not to waste the ingredient

Though sold at room temperature, storing in the refrigerator is recommended as they may change color. It can also be stored in the freezer after rehydrating, making sure to thoroughly squeeze out the water.

Trivia

Quite popular in Japan, and it is said that it spread through Japan during the Edo period (1603-1868). There are a number of varieties depending on the way the daikon is cut and how it is dried.

Cooking Basics

Dried daikon radish strips - rehydrating

Place the dried daikon radish strips into a bowl, add enough water to cover each strip. Rub together to wash until all bubbles are released. After removing excess water, soak in enough water to cover all strips for about 20 minutes to rehydrate. Rehydrating time will vary depending on the thickness and condition of the dried daikon radish strips.

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