Sonja Blaschke

Sonja Blaschke is a multilingual freelance print journalist and TV producer from Germany based in Japan since 2005. She reports mostly about social issues and politics in East Asia & Australasia and is the editor-in-chief of a German-language magazine on business in Japan. In 2022 she directed her first TV documentary about young Tokyoites moving to the country to take up rice farming. In her spare time, you are most likely to find her at rock & metal concerts.

A small, dark ceramic bowl partially filled with pickled daikon radish (takuan) roughly cut into half-moon shapes. The yellow color of the takuan contrasts nicely with the dark crockery. The bowl sits on a matching square plate and a brown placemat. Red chopsticks can be seen resting on the side of the plate. Everything sits on a dark wooden surface.

What is Takuan? Japan’s Ubiquitous Pickled Daikon Radish and How It’s Made

If you love Japanese food, you’ll definitely have encountered pickled daikon radish or ‘takuan’. Learn what it is and the surprising way it’s made.

What is Takuan? Japan’s Ubiquitous Pickled Daikon Radish and How It’s Made

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