Radish is the most common vegetable in our lives. It not only tastes good, but also has high nutritional value and is deeply loved by people. There are many ways to eat radish. One simple way is to pickle the radish to make sour radish. It tastes crisp and refreshing and is very suitable as an appetizer. So, what are the methods for pickling homemade pickled radish? Let’s take a look below.

Ingredients for pickling pickled radish

Fresh radish is the main ingredient and can be prepared in appropriate amounts. In addition, condiments such as garlic, chili, star anise, ginger and sugar can also be prepared in appropriate amounts. Finally, prepare a covered pottery or glass jar.

Traditional pickling method of sour radish

1. Wash the prepared pottery jar with clean water, then drain the water inside, then add half a jar of cold boiled water into it, and make sure Remember to drink cold boiled water, other water is not allowed.

2. Add the prepared seasonings such as sugar, salt, ginger slices and garlic cloves to the jar according to your own taste, and use clean chopsticks to mix thoroughly. Then cut the prepared radish into cubes and put them into the jar.

3. After putting all the materials in, cover the jar and put some water outside the cover. During the pickling process, if you find that the water in the lid becomes less, add it in time. After a week or so, the radish in the jar will be pickled and can be taken out for consumption. However, during the pickling process, the lid of the jar cannot be opened. Otherwise, a lot of the sourness inside will be lost, and the pickled radish will also lose its sour aroma.

Effects and functions of white radish

1. Enhance the body’s immune function: Radish is rich in vitamin C and trace element zinc, which helps enhance the body’s immune function and improve disease resistance. ability;

2. Help digestion: the mustard oil in radish can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, increase appetite, and help digestion;

3. Help the absorption of nutrients: the mustard oil in radish can Amylase can decompose starch and fat in food so that they can be fully absorbed;

4. Anti-cancer and anti-cancer: Radish contains lignin, which can increase the activity of macrophages and engulf cancer cells. In addition, radish contains a variety of enzymes that can decompose carcinogenic nitrite amines and have anti-cancer effects.

5. Produce fluid and quench thirst: moisten the throat and remove dryness, making people feel refreshed and comfortable. Suitable for people with dry mouth, dry eyes, overthinking, lack of sleep, and people who talk too much.

6. Resolving phlegm and relieving cough: It has a good moisturizing and physical therapeutic effect on the throat, is beneficial to the healing of local inflammation, and can relieve local itching, thereby blocking the cough reflex.