The radish is a unfolding plant in the mustard family , Brassicaceae . Its large taproot is commonly used as a base veg , although the entire industrial plant is edible and its leaves are sometimes used as a folio veggie . They are annual or biennial plants , they produce quickly , some miscellanea being ready for harvest in as little as three calendar week from set .

radish are believed to be native to region of China , where the roots have been raise wild since ancient clock time . In the other ages , Japanese radish were spread across Asia via trade routes and were enclose into Central Asia and the Mediterranean sometime before the tertiary century BCE . radish were extensively cultivated throughout Europe and Asia , develop many new varieties motley in flavor , coming into court , and size of it , and there are many records of new radish variety find among Roman , Greek , and Egyptian texts .

radish are a various root veggie with a mild nip well - suit for impertinent , cooked , or pickle applications . The roots can be slit thinly and eaten cutting as a collation , cast out into green salads , binge into sandwiches , or spread across toast , covered in a layer of butter and salinity as a mid - day repast . They can also be chopped into salsas , used as a topping over tacos , mixed into grain bowls , or do whole on appetizer plates with creamy dips .

Radishes

Red Globe Radish(Raphanus sativus)

Daikon Radish(Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus)

Watermelon Radish(Shinrimei radish)

Black Spanish Radish(Raphanus sativus var. niger)

Easter Egg Radish(Raphanus sativus)

French Breakfast Radish(Raphanus sativus)

Sakurajima Radish(Raphanus sativus var. sakurajima)

White Icicle Radish(Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus)

Green Meat Radish(Qingluobo radish)

Purple Daikon Radish(Purple Ninja)

Pink Beauty Radish(Raphanus sativus)

Korean Radish (Mu)(Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus)

Saxa 2 Radish(Raphanus sativus)

Mantanghong Radish(Chinese Red Heart Radish)

German Giant Radish(Raphanus sativus)

Helios Radish(Yellow Radish)

Misato Rose Radish(Red Beauty Radish)

Chinese Green Luobo Radish

Round Black Radish(Spanish Round Black Radish)

April Cross Radish

Purple Plum Radish

Minowase (Japanese Daikon) Radish

Spanish White Radish

Cherry Belle Radish

Fire and Ice Radish

Long Scarlet Radish

Cherry Belle

French Breakfast

Daikon

fatal Spanish ( or Black Radish )

White Icicle

Watermelon Radish

Easter Egg

Green Meat ( Misato Green )

Sparkler

Sakurajima Mammoth