Takuan - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 daikon radishes, peeled and sliced crosswise about 1/4 inch thick
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons vinegar
2 tablespoons hawaiian salt
1 teaspoon dried red pepper
yellow food coloring

Preparation

Mix sugar, vinegar, salt, pepper, and food coloring. Add to the daikon and mix until all daikon slices are coated. At first the mixture will appear dry but after a few hours the moisture will come out from the daikon. Let this mixture set at room temperature for 3 hour and place into the refrigerator for weeks before use.