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YSK that radishes are fucking amazing. They improve heart health and are full of Sulforaphene, a powerful anti-cancer substance. They contain almost no calories

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Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Daswi@sh.itjust.works⁩ to ⁨youshouldknow@lemmy.world⁩

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  • Fondots@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I mean they’re cool, but they’re not that cool.

    They’re only rad-ish.

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    • hemmes@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      How dare you…take my dam upvote

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      • jballs@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        dam

        Don’t suppose you’re actually a beaver?

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    • raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That was way more clever than it had any right to be… Get out!

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    • hector@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      When prepared well I find them radishing.

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  • 20cello@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The leaves are edible too,I use them in various recipes

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    • Daswi@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I actually didn’t know that

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  • Artemis_Mystique@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Too many claims, too little sources to back it up; did big radish write this?

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    • CetaceanNeeded@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Although sulforaphane research on cancer has been ongoing for many years, there is no good clinical evidence to indicate consuming sulforaphane-rich vegetables or dietary supplements provides any effect. Wikipedia

      Hmm

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      • justastranger@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        The fact that this post continues to stay up is an indictment of Lemmy moderation

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    • slingstone@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yeah, this is the second post I’ve seen today regarding radishes.

      Big Radish is on the move.

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      • SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Just wait until you hear from Big Daikon.

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    • Apeman42@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      big radish

      They’re called daikon.

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  • birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    And they’re delicious.

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    • unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Put a lil salt on em and its a genuinely great snack.

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      • Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Well, until you get that one that’s randomly hotter than the sun and turns your eyes and nose into gushing torrents, while you try not to cough it out in front of everyone else.

        Always when you least expect it

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      • curbstickle@anarchist.nexus ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        You know, I love radishes in salad or stir fry or whatever, and I just never thought of them as a standalone snack….

        And thats on me. I’m gonna get some radishes today while I’m briefly out in the arctic temperatures.

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      • khannie@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Lower your blood pressure on one hand and raise it with the other. A perfect balance.

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      • anomnom@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Alternatively a little lime/lemon juice and a sprinkle of sugar and you got awesome sweet pickled radish.

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      • obinice@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Or just cronch em!

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      • acockworkorange@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Slice them thin, a tiny bit of salt and pepper, a dash of vinegar, let it rest on the fridge overnight.

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  • harambe69@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    And they’re by far the easiest vegetable to grow yourself, so much so that being called a ‘radish farmer’ is an insult.

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    • idiomaddict@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      They’re easier than zucchini? Does that make keeping radishes from taking over their entire plots actually kind of difficult or do they just grow perfectly only where you plant them?

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      • harambe69@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        The latter. But don’t plant anything else nearby. The grow damn fast and shadow everything around them.

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    • hector@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I would still mess it up.

      Not really it is those wascally wabbits and deer. Poor soil too.

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      • hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Pro tip: sprinkle your piss in the garden regularily, it works at fertilizer and keeps deer and possibly most other herbivorous mammals at bay. If you have neighbors, it’s recommendable to, uh, collect it in the bathroom into a jar or jug instead of doing it on spot.

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  • Firebirdie713@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    If anyone here dislikes the peppery taste of raw radishes, I recommend cutting them into chunks, tossing with some olive oil, salt, and other seasoning and roast them until they are tender. This gets rid of the peppery taste and makes them taste more like potatoes or turnips.

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    • Limonene@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      The peppery taste is what I like most about radishes.

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    • new_world_odor@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That’s always been my issue with them. I’ve been trying to expand my palate continuously, and this sounds wonderful. Definitely giving it a try.

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    • AA5B@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Huh, I might try that. While I like the taste of radishes, I never know what to do with them other than toss in a salad. My kids don’t like the taste so another option is bonus

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    • hector@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Or in soup.

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    • angrystego@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Sounds like that could get rid of the benefits like vit C as well.

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      • Firebirdie713@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Roasting them in a non-cast iron pan is the way to lose the least amount of vitamin C out of all available cooking methods. And to someone who won’t eat radishes if they aren’t cooked, they get more vitamin C eating them cooked than not eating them at all.

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    • BlackPenguins@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      This is what I was looking for. How I make them taste better.

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  • HugeNerd@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Also one of the few foods that give me inexplicable instant acid foaming back up from my stomach. I’ll eat habaneros for giggles, no problem, but a single one of those little round red monsters in a salad and I’m out.

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    • SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It’s likely the sulforaphane, the compound that doesn’t actually fight cancer at all. Similar to the sulfur containing compounds in onions, it’s an irritant created when radish tissue is damaged to repel pests. In mammals, it irritates the lining of the digestive tract and causes the lower esophageal sphincter, which normally keeps stomach acid from refluxing, to relax.

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      • HugeNerd@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Dunno, but wiki says “Sulforaphane is present in cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and cabbage. Sulforaphane has two possible stereoisomers due to the presence of a stereogenic sulfur atom.[3]”

        I eat those three foods with no problem, unless radishes are the different isomer…

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  • hector@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You say they have no calories like that should make me more inclined to want to eat them. We are not all fat you know.

    I do like radishes though.

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    • Felis_Rex@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      As someone who tries desperately to bulk, fitness/health marketing is so frustrating.

      I need calories, these small portion minimal fat and calorie bull shit foods low-key piss me off.

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  • Redjard@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    contain vitamin C

    Basically all plants do. Do radishes contain unusually much of it?

    improve blood pressure

    Higher or lower?

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    • qaz@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Higher or lower?

      Sideways

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      • pipes@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Flips your sistolic and diastolic, just for fun

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  • Lucelu2@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Thanks for reminding me to buy radish seeds. I want to know if Daikon radishes also have these same properties.

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    • divineburke@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Daikon do! Some varieties of radish go from seed to “ready to harvest” in as little as 3 weeks. They’re also great for nutrient cycling and breaking up dense soils in preparation for other plantings, Daikon does a particularly good job as they grow deeper than many varieties. Even when planted around other things they grow low to the ground so they rarely directly compete for light.

      I normally plant at least 2 waves of radishes in my garden to start and end the season.

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    • aramis87@fedia.io ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      If you get really big daikons, you should try scalloped daikon radishes, it's my new go-to during the season when I get overwhelmed with large ones.

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  • edg@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    They also make your farts smell like rotten eggs if you eat too many of them.

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    • nieminen@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Sold

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    • mojofrododojo@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      really?

      raw? I’ve been eating radishes for years - the red ones mostly - and haven’t had this.

      I certainly have broccoli farts tho, and asparagus pee.

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  • Anon518@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Radishes contain almost no calories

    Not very amazing then, given that I need those to survive.

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    • Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      also it’s not like other vegetables have the energy density of plutonium, aside from the starchy stuff most vegetables have precisely the amount of calories that’s good for you.

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      • hector@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Learn to fill up on veggies and you cannot overeat. No one got overweight gorging on non staple starch veggies or fruit.

        If they do not taste good, do not eat for a day or two, and cut any salt or sugar, your palette will learn to appreciate real food.

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    • fishos@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I always hate seeing this. I get a lot of people struggle with being overweight, but there are those of us that struggle maintaining a healthy weight. But all health stuff seems to be focused on low calories and losing weight. I can’t even program fitness/eating apps to help me gain weight - best I can do is “maintain current weight”.

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      • raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Well that’s an easy fix: use maintain weight, and then eat a little more ;)

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  • GreenBeanMachine@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Radish, horseradish, garlic and onions are probably my favourite veggies

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    • metallic_substance@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      If you’ve never tried this with a sandwich, give it a shot. Toast the bread well, then take a peeled clove of garlic and rub it on the inside facing side of each slice. Basically, you’re using the rough surface of the bread to grate the garlic down to nothing until the clove is gone and transferred to the surface if the bread. Then add a light bit of olive oil, salt, and pepper. This works especially well with with salami or prosciutto and basil sandwich.

      If you like garlic, it imparts a powerful flavor, even moreso than chopped. It’s basically like micro planed, but quicker

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      • GreenBeanMachine@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Here we fry sliced rye bread, rub it with salt and garlic and top it with melted cheese.

        I’ll try your suggestion.

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  • qevlarr@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Too bad they taste bad

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    • SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That’s crazy. They are delicious!

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    • hamid@crazypeople.online ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Roast them

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      • Techlos@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Radish the kind of veggie that gets relegated to a mook in DBZ

        There, roasted.

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      • HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Ok…

        Qevlarr’s mama is so fat, when she jumped in the air she got stuck.

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      • ulterno@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Yeah, without cooking, if you eat too many pieces, they give a weird pain in the chest, which can be stronger than onions, if you have a good quality radish.

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    • HubertManne@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      yeah im not a fan myself. I guess it is a good target for supplements.

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  • Bullerfar@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Was this written by a guy who is in love with, and does sleep with, radishes?

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    • mojofrododojo@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      diakon’t see a problem with it.

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      • SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I love that the pronunciation of daikon makes this sentence sound British in my head

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  • cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    you don’t feel that way when you have to make dozens of radish roses in culinary school

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    • ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Since you’re practiced, I’ll settle for one.

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  • ProdigiousInsanity@lemmus.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Pickled radish is delectable, amazing of salads and sandwiches.

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  • deHaga@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    They are amazing fermented with ginger

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  • notsosure@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Try telling that to my dog, she hates them.

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  • sircac@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That sounds like medicine to me, not food :P

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  • Macallan@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I love radishes. One of my favorite vegetables.

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  • SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I just wish they tasted better.

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  • Alvaro@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    YSK that they are disgusting 🤮

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  • rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Great they may be, but sneaking into the Gorgs’ garden to retrieve them is such a hassle.

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  • thevoidzero@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I like radishes, raw and pickled. And it used to be very cheap food. But in US it’s really expensive. I wish we could just grow stuffs freely. Radishes are ready in 2-3 months if grown.

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  • stelelor@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I love fresh radishes. I’ve often been called a weirdo for that. But they’re so… edible. Colorful, crunchy, flavorful. Even the spicy ones are good in a wasabi-spicy kind of way, excellent for clearing your nose!

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  • Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Any favorite recipes?

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  • hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You lost me at “almost no calories”. Fuck diet culture.

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  • Skanky@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    To me, they taste like dirt. Like seriously - I’m not trying to be edgy here, that’s just what they taste like to me. I’m also one of those “cilantro tastes like soap” people. Possibly related?

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