One whole daikon radish, sun-dried and then pickled to the deep gold of a traditional takuan. It arrives uncut rather than ready-sliced, so you cut it exactly as you want it.
At a glance
- 270 g — one whole uncut radish
- Product of Japan; radish grown in Miyazaki Prefecture
- Contains: soy, wheat, gluten
- Uncoloured and without preservatives — Michimoto says so on the pack, which is also why the shade varies a little from one radish to the next
About Michimoto
Michimoto Foods (道本食品株式会社) is a pickle maker founded in 1937 at Tano-cho in Miyazaki City, where its head office and factory still stand. It makes sun-dried takuan and dried vegetables, and holds FSSC 22000 food-safety certification.
What is takuan?
Takuan (たくあん) is Japan's traditional pickled daikon radish — golden, crisp and faintly sweet, and one of the standard tsukemono set out with a meal. The radish is dried before it is pickled, and Michimoto is direct about why: drying is what builds the umami and the texture. It hangs Miyazaki daikon outdoors on open yagura racks under the region's winter sky, and has made sun-dried takuan under the Hinatazuke (日向漬) name for more than fifty years.
How to use & enjoy
Michimoto's own direction is to eat it as it comes, without washing, sliced as thinly as you can manage — around 2–3 mm. Beyond that, takuan is usually served as a side dish with a Japanese meal; it also turns up as a filling in sushi rolls, and it is a common bento item. Once opened, keep it refrigerated and eat it soon.
Ingredients
Dried daikon radish, pickling ingredients [salt, brewed vinegar, sugar, rice bran] / seasoning (amino acids etc.), alcohol, acidity regulator, antioxidant (vitamin C), sweetener (sucralose). Contains wheat and soybean.
Allergens
Contains: Soy, Wheat and Gluten.
Michimoto declares this in-line within its own ingredient list (一部に小麦・大豆を含む), inside the pickling ingredients rather than as separate entries.
Nutrition (per 100 g, as printed on the pack)
- Energy: 49 kcal
- Protein: 1.8 g
- Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrate: 10.1 g
- Salt equivalent: 3.0 g
Michimoto notes that these values are a guide.
Important — please check the package label
Manufacturers may change ingredients, allergens and packaging without notice. Always check the product packaging before use, and contact us before purchase if you have a specific allergen concern.
