Cherry Blossom Rice Made with Crimson Daikon Radish Core

Ingredients

• 270 ml Uncooked white rice
• 1 Crimson Core Daikon Radish
• 2 pinch Salt
• 1 tbsp Sake
• 1 Water

Instructions

1. The star of this dish is crimson core daikon radish.
2. It looks like a turnip.
3. This is what it looks like sliced.
4. It becomes red when it is fully ripe.
5. I used something a bit more red this time.
6. Cut the daikon radish into fourths vertically, and cut again into fourths horizontally.
7. Slice that into 2-3 mm slices.
8. Wash the rice, pour in water as usual, add in salt, sake, and the crimson core daikon radish from Step 4, and switch on your rice cooking machine.
9. This is what the rice looks like cooked.
10. The colors are quite pretty and resemble cherry blossom.
11. I can't wait for the cherry blossoms to bloom in the spring.