Am I sharp or what?!
March 15th, 2007

Not from this world? Well, its beautiful color intrigued me and made me need-to-have-it. Packaging always gets me, unfortunately the content oftentimes doesn’t live up to the expectations raised – the more I was astounded that my bold move was rewarded with a new and so far unnoticed ingredient!

what am i?

A keeper. I’m sure you know what I’m talking about, right?!

EDIT: Some of you were pretty close, of course it’s a member from the cress family. The correct term is Daikon Cress, available in green and red (I say it’s purple). Taste wise quite similar to radish, it adds a colorful yet spicy note to a salad, fish or whatever you find it to be a good fit to. More info can be found here.

Comments
BerlinKitchen

Mar 15th,
2007

What is this??? Reminds me a little bit on an asian herbs which my sushi-restaurant "Kuchi" uses and plant in our backyard.

Greetings from Berlin,
Martin

Mira

Mar 15th,
2007

Some kind of Asian baby salad? Never seen something like this before.

Hande

Mar 15th,
2007

Is it red cress? red rucola? beetroot-sprouts? Some kind of sprouts, by all means... How do they taste?

Meike

Mar 15th,
2007

Lila Portulak, gibt es sowas? Das Bild sieht jedenfalls echt scharf aus. Und wie schmeckt es?

Dorothee

Mar 15th,
2007

I meant to tell you that I saw wasabi covered peanuts in Munich the other day. It was in the large Asian shop on Augustenstrasse at the corner of Gabelsbergerstrasse (you probably know it already). They had cans of wasabi peanuts in their snack section right at the checkout (they have another, larger, snack section, too. That's why the emphasis is on the checkout). Hope that helps!

Gabriele

Mar 15th,
2007

Shiso-Kresse? Wunderschöne Aufnahme.

James

Mar 15th,
2007

I have seen colourful sprouted seeds like this in my local supermarket as a salad ingredient. Are these something like baby (well almost foetus) red chard?

Bergamot

Mar 15th,
2007

Looks like purple oregano, but who knows?

You're going to tell us, right?

kameleon

Mar 15th,
2007

radish sprouts? mine used to have green leefs but where quite sharp, anyway!

Sebastian Mittagesser

Mar 15th,
2007

So, it is quiztime here as well. Something out of the Cress Family? Or better from the Mustards down the Food Lane? I. e. the young ones, let’s call them purple mustard sprouts (that would explain the packaging)?
NO, NO, WAIT A MINUTE, it is from the Beetroot Track. Beetroot sprouts! For Mikado Salad. Not? Hm…

Cate O'Malley

Mar 16th,
2007

What a gorgeous color!

Monika Korngut

Mar 16th,
2007

I have no idea what this is, however, the picture is STUNNING!!! I love it. :-)

Phil

Mar 17th,
2007

How funny. I came across daikon cress two weeks ago at the sushi restaurant I work at. The chef used it as a garnish for a smoked salmon "nigiri" (to which he added Japanese mayonaise (the best around, in my book) and wrapped it up in a thin strip of sea weed. It was delish and we sold out in 15 minutes!

Scott at Realepicurean

Mar 17th,
2007

As the others said - stunning picture.

Since when did you do anything that isn't?

Nicky

Mar 19th,
2007

Dorothee, What a coincidence! Oliver just discovered Wasabi peanuts at the Asian store in Rosenheimer Street (the one across the street from the Hilton) and guess what they are already gone ;) Seems like the Asian stores in Munich broadened their variety!

Sebastian Mittagesser

Mar 19th,
2007

So, Nicky & Oliver, get ready for Fürstenfeldbruck’s Amper Einkaufzentrum, where Wasabi Peanuts are a staple already (and Hershey’s Cookies’n’Creme as well).

Nicky

Mar 24th,
2007

Sebastian, I can already see us leaving with huge bags and even more chocolate...

wino

Apr 29th,
2009

That is so pretty! I am now going to need to go find some, that would certainly add some color to a salad. I too get sucked in by packaging...if its pretty and colorfull I must have it, even if I have n idea what it is!