Lunar New Year Day 5: Try Daikon Sashimi
After a few days of heavy meats and rich feasting, why not switch things up and try some crisp, refreshing radishes? At the Beijing Organic Farmers’ Market, radishes from different growers each carry their own distinct character. Different soils, different methods, different flavours—but they all share one thing: they taste wonderful. The preparation is wonderfully simple, so why not give it a go today?
Ingredients:
White or green radish from growers at the Beijing Organic Farmers’ Market
Soy sauce (optional)
Method:
1. Wash the radishes thoroughly, but leave the skin on.
2. Cut into thick sticks, roughly finger-width.
3. Drizzle a little soy sauce onto a small plate and place it alongside the radishes.
Notes:
Radish skins aren’t bitter or unpleasant; peeling them actually strips away valuable flavour.
Don’t slice them too thinly. Thick cuts deliver that satisfying, sweet crunch.
To buy, please follow @Beijing Organic Farmers’ Market
Time to eat! This New Year, savour good food with a known provenance.
Foodthink has joined forces with growers from the Beijing Organic Farmers’ Market to bring you a collection of New Year recipes featuring their own produce.
You won’t find recipes measured to the gram or minute, nor any overly elaborate techniques.
Instead, you’ll find a deep confidence in the ingredients themselves, alongside simple, heartfelt advice you’d share with family.
Quality produce doesn’t demand constant fussing. A straightforward approach, served at the right temperature, is all it takes.
Behind every dish in this collection stands a real person—
growers who know exactly what makes their produce special, and the best way to honour it.
When a block of tofu can tell you its name, a chicken its life story, and a radish confidently tells you to leave the skin on—delicious food practically makes itself.
From the second to the seventh day of the New Year, six growers share their festive dishes, one per day.
Day 2 of the New Year: Steamed Free-Range Pork
Day 3 of the New Year: Super Stir-Fried Chicken
Day 4 of the New Year: Braised Tofu in Savoury Sauce
Grown with care, prepared with ease, enjoyed with confidence.
