Daikon Pickles (Takuwan)

These make a tasty side for oriental dishes and I have been making them for years..

Ingredients

2 qt	sliced daikon ( salt daikon overnight!!)
1/3-1/2 c	sea salt or kosher salt
2 1/2 c	sugar
1 c	vinegar
1 c	water
	yellow food coloring
1 Tbsp	monosodium glutatmate (optiional) i don't use it.

Directions

1

Boil together:
sugar, water, vinegar, monosodium glutamate (if using)

2

cool and add the yellow food coloring, (A few drops at a time till you get the color you like.)doesn't take much to get a pretty pale yellow color.

3

Pour over vegetables that have been put in steralized jars and refrigerate.

4

Note: regarding the turnips that have been soaking in the salt overnight.. I rinse the salt off and then add the turnips to the jars and then do step #3

5

I let the pickles sit in the refrigerator for a few days or even a week so the syrup will incorporate into the daikon and it will taste sooo ono (good)!!!