Quick & Easy Takuan (Japanese Yellow Daikon Pickles)

Name: Quick & Easy Takuan (Japanese Yellow Daikon Pickles)
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 450 g daikon radish ((approx half)); 2 tsp sea salt (approx 2-3% of the weight of the daikon); 65 g light brown sugar ((cane sugar)); 4 tsp rice vinegar; 3 g dried kelp (kombu); 1 dried red chili pepper; 1 dried gardenia pod ((or turmeric or yellow food coloring) optional)

Instructions

Prep:15min

Learn how to make perfectly sweet, crunchy yellow daikon pickles in just a few days with this shortcut Takuan recipe. All natural ingredients and no fermentation required!

Updated at: Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:51:49 GMT