Radishes Can anyone tell me where to get good radishes in the greater New York Metropolitan area? I've been chomping on radishes all summer. I'll never forget the first time I saw a French person eat a radish. I thought it was a gag. My future wife cut a large slap of butter, put it on a plate, spread a pile of salt right next door, and ate a buttered, salted radish. I had never seen such an exotic custom, but my wife assured me the entire French nation eats radishes like that. It turns out to be the case. Ever since my stroke and bypasses, I am on a reduced butter/salt diet. But man, do I love radishes. And for some reason I can never find the same taste, crispiness and freshness in an American radish. I think they have a different breed in America, they like the fat radish that conserves well in transport and stockage. It is kind of like the difference between the old vines in Europe and the UC Davis clones. I like eating a radis masale, not a radis clonale. I'll trade a rare bottle of Muscadet for a good source of radishes in New York. Let me know if you have sources.
There are these scraggly looking guys from upstate who run an organic farm and sell in the greenmarket at union square (that hotbed of semitic unrest). They may be Wobblies, for all I know..
i eat radishes often - good radishes, even dare i say - sublime radishes. again, i must throw this out there......get out more often. and yes - the union sq market is overflowing with radishes. the french kind, tho the terroir is not quite the same. butter and salt or just salt are/is delicious but a little anchovy dressing is lovely, and pretty much anything that you like that's dip-py can work so don't despair about the butter thing. come on home, cycle around, grab some radishes and remember how good those haricot verts were that you think you can't find here.
sir, you have a few of us wondering exactly where it is that you hide yourself when you're on this side of the pond. radishes, green beans??? sheesh!
Dear Mona:
i'll be heading to our weekend farmer's market in an hour. certainly we don't look for radishes at this time of year but corn and heirloom tomatoes are the big draw. also i'll pick up some fingerling potatoes and perhaps some peppers. and most likely a homemade pie. i do find the prices to be a bit disturbing. sometimes i think the farmers take advantage of the situation.
I, too, will be heading to our local greenmarket on 16th st. in a little bit. I will be sure to try some of these non-existent radishes, as well as stocking up on about 10 pounds of heirloom tomatoes for the week.
Brad:
Sheriff:
At the peak of heirloom tomato season? Well, maybe not ten, but 5-7. That's about all I'll eat when they're at peak and I have the opportunity to buy them.
Do you also put anchovy sauce on your tomatoes?
yes sir, just back from the farmer's market. i procurred a blueberry pie, some apple scones, 4 ears of corn, an heirloom tomato, some fingerling potatoes, a cuke, some lettuce and some mix-ins for the salad, peppers and 2 portobello mushrooms. i had 6 dollars left over so i got a bunch of wildflowers for the table. that was my $50.00.
I'm back, too and have just munched on an heirloom variety of radish called French Breakfast. Not bad, but I like the Pink Beauties I also picked up, better.
Just a lot of fancy names without any taste.
you certainly are grumpy with your public.
I believe you would like the Pink Beauties, Joe. Nice 'n crisp. I passed on the white icicles because, well, when I want all white food, I eat at Connell's.
I grew some French Breakfast radishes in Somerville this year. they were strong and bitter. The soil has so much lead in it i thought they would be sweet. Go figure. I'll plant another row in September and you can try them when you visit.
I never realized until this weekend that my public is doused in anchovy sauce!
Have you tried Community Sponsored Agriculture? We've only gotten radishes a couple of times, but everything has been good: http://www.justfood.org/csa/ --- they have a few pick-up spots around town.
we're minimalists. we're doused in butter & salt only.
we grilled the sweet corn last night. absolutely the finest of the season.
I ate my mother-in-law's Choucrote in Alsace this afternoon. Nothing natural at all about it.
we had awesome rad's on long island http://www.sangleefarms.com/index.htm
the mrs. makes choucrote.
We long since gave up on finding tasty radishes and so had to buy a house in Col. County where we could have a garden and plant bootleg radish seeds from France. Probably therefore the most expensive radishes in existence (although the hubby says that we just bought the house so I could have a washing machine, so, bah!!) Alas, they're probably not so good now (were away so didn't get up last weekend) and there's not been enough rain here either for good radishes). . . but next time there are good ones you get a bunch. Also we have some gnarly but tasty radis noir of epic proportions. Will bring one back for you. Have the Muscadet ready.
How's is your marriage going otherwise?
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