Out of the blue I have become totally crazy about eating radishes, growing radishes, sprouting radishes, researching radishes. Turns out I am not alone.
The radish was once so valued in Greece that gold statues were fashioned in it’s image. In parts of Mexico, Christmas is celebrated with, ‘Noche de Los Rabanos’, ‘The Night of the Radish’. The birth of Jesus is celebrated with radish carving contests!
Golden radishes! Mexican parades with a radish Queen. What did they know that we need to know?
Turns out the cleansing radish is known to be effective in cancer prevention, fighting oral cancer, colon cancer, and intestinal cancer as well as kidney and stomach cancer. The natural juice in the radish helps soothe the digestive system and detoxify the liver. How did this all important little guy get by us? I seldom see a radish on an American plate, and, if so, only a few slivers on the top of a salad.
I am always on the lookout for new tastes for my Raw Foods Diet, but I may not have found my way to this medicinal food, common since ancient Egypt before the pyramids, if it wasn’t for the super cute ‘Easter Egg Radish’. They are so colorful; pink, red, purple, sometimes white, and you can’t just walk by them at the local ‘Co-op’ and ‘Whole Foods’ produce section. You have to try them!
This is a new spin on the radish. Plump,SWEET and juicy, I was hooked. Eating them can be as easy as cutting up a bunch on salad or cutting them in half and dipping them in a little sea salt and popping them in your mouth. Takes care of the need for crunchy, salty snacking while keeping it raw and lite.
Since my discovery, I have started sprouting radish seeds. Easy for growing micro greens for salads. Check out your health food store, Co-op or Whole Foods for the colorful Easter Egg Radish and the China Rose sprouting seeds.