Day 5 of Chinese New Year: Come try radish sashimi
After a few days of rich fish and meat dishes, why not switch to something light and crisp — some radish! At the Beijing Organic Farmers’ Market, radishes from different farmers each have their own flavour. The soil differs, the growing methods differ, and the flavour that results has its own character too, but they have only one thing in common — they are all delicious. The method is quite simple, so why not try it today!
Ingredients:
White radish or green radish from the farmers at the Beijing Organic Farmers’ Market
Soy sauce (optional)
Method:
1. Wash the radish, and do not peel it
2. Cut it into strips as thick as a finger
3. Pour a little soy sauce into a dish and place it beside the radish
Notes:
The radish skin is not unpleasant, and peeling it actually spoils the flavour.
Do not cut it too thinly; thick cuts are what make it sweet and satisfying.
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Time to eat! For the New Year, enjoy some good flavour with a clear provenance.
Foodthink, together with the farmers from the Beijing Organic Farmers’ Market, presents a “Chinese New Year dishes recipe” using the farmers’ own ingredients.
In this recipe collection, there are no recipes precise to the gram or the minute, and no showy, complicated methods.
What it offers is assurance and confidence in the ingredients, along with plain advice as if to family.
Ingredients chosen with care do not need to be overthought. A neat, effortless method, and just the right heat, are enough.
In this recipe collection, a particular person stands behind every dish —
the farmers know exactly what is good about their ingredients, and how to prepare them in a way that does that goodness justice.
When a piece of tofu can state its name, a chicken can tell its history, and a radish dares to tell you not to peel it — good flavour follows naturally.
From Day 2 to Day 7 of Chinese New Year, six farmers’ Chinese New Year dishes, one per day.
Day 2 of Chinese New Year: Fragrant steamed free-range pork
Day 3 of Chinese New Year: Super stir-fried chicken
Day 4 of Chinese New Year: Braised tofu in sauce
Grow with care, cook with ease, and eat with peace of mind.
