The garden radish (Raphanus sativus) is a cross bloom plant of the kind radish (Raphanus). Admits is above all the consumptionable root of the plant.

History

The radish (of lat. radix for root) probably descends from the beach radish occurring in the eastern Mediterranean area (Raphanus maritimus), which already exhibits a thickened root. The radish was already for the old persons Egyptians before 4000 years an important cultivated plant and is to illustrations in temples and burial places. It was cultivated there its oil-rich seeds because of. With the Greeks and Romans already several radish sorts were well-known as vegetable plants. The Romans brought the plant also as cultivated plant to Central Europe, where them were already cultivated around the turn of an era to larger extent.

The today the oil radish becomes R. sativus subsp. oleiformes cultivated.

The radish R. sativus subsp. sativus probably originates from Eastern Asia, since it in China and Japan were cultivated as ornamental plant.

The rat tail radish R. sativus subsp. mougri particularly in India and Indonesia is cultivated, where its sheets find and and Schoten as vegetables use.

Botanik

In the course of the centuries from mutations and crossings large variety at culture races resulted. Forms and colors are here very different. There are spherical to red, white or black Hypokotylknollen.

In Europe the most important are:

• Radish (R. sativus subsp. sativus)
• Radish (R. sativus subsp. the Niger)
  • Black winter radish (R. sativus subsp. the Niger var. the Niger)
  • White beer radish (R. sativus subsp. the Niger var. albus).

In Japan the Daikon in the kitchen is used on various way.

The typical radish taste is caused by a which develops with injury (by treatment or Anbeissen) from in the plant contained

Culture

The radish plays a large role in the traditional Esskultur Bayerns, where it is cultivated in considerable quantities, and "Radi" is usually called there.

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