I just learned a few years ago that radishes are good cooked, so I'd clean them and put them on a pan with some other vegetables and roast them. They kind of remind me of turnips when cooked.

Annie

annie, rat tail radishes aren't round. They come in the shape of a rat's tail. They are not roots, but seed pods. I guess I could cook them, but I am looking for a pickle recipe.

I'm sorry I misunderstood, I guess I can't help you with that. Although I can and pickle a lot, I've never pickled any kind of seed pod, at least not that I'm aware of. So they probably wouldn't be good in kim chi?

I had to go search for a photo of "rat tail radishes". They look just like the big black radishes I planted last year and let go to seed, and the pods tasted like radishes only milder. Here I thought I'd come up with something new.

Good luck.

Annie

This post was edited by annie1992 on Thu, Mar 27, 14 at 20:16

I used my dilly bean recipe for rattails, which is basically a head of dill, a clove of garlic, 1/4 tsp. cayenne and a Tbsp of pickling salt in a 1/2 vinegar, 1/2 water solution.. They were pretty and tasted good, but a little tough. If I do them again, I'll pick them younger.

They don't have a round, edible root. I like them better than regular radish pods, and so do the aphids,sighhhhh.....

Thank you Katie. I'll give a try.

I love rattail radish and have been growing them for several years. I've never pickled them, though, but don't know why not! I think because they get gobbled fresh, tossed into a stir fry, and sliced into a sushi roll.

I'll try pickling this year with my favorite refrigerator recipes. They've gotta be great!