# Radishes-- do you eat them? Do you like them? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 23, 2016, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radishes-do-you-eat-them-do-you-like-them/746855 "2016-02-23T02:29:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![mistymage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mistymage/32/459_2.png) [@mistymage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistymage)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2016, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radishes-do-you-eat-them-do-you-like-them/746855/61 "2016-03-02T19:27:05Z")
We eat a lot of radishes. Usually raw with salt but when the bags start looking a little sad\* they get thrown in a roast or soup. Then the little bit of “bite” gets cooked out and they taste like “baby turnips”. The same way brussel sprouts are “baby cabbage”. \*Down to 2 or 3 in a bag, we buy multiple bags at a time and someone always opens a fresh bag before the first one is empty, once the greens begin to wilt is about when they become cooking radishes vs eating radishes. ---
**Author:** ![inedible\_knapsack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/49beb7/32.png) [@inedible\_knapsack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inedible_knapsack)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2016, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radishes-do-you-eat-them-do-you-like-them/746855/62 "2016-03-02T21:03:05Z")
I’d like to point out that store bought radishes, at least the red, round ones in bags, are generally woody and flavorless, and I wouldn’t recommend them for eating raw unless you just crave a radish and have no alternatives. I grow French Breakfast in the spring (just sowed some, in fact) and harvest them young, probably younger than most people would. They’re crisp but not woody, mild but with a pleasing bite and a slightly buttery flavor. A handful of those in a bowl with a dash of salt and you’ve got yourself a fine springtime snack. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2016, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radishes-do-you-eat-them-do-you-like-them/746855/63 "2016-03-08T19:22:27Z")
I’m now firmly on board the radish bandwagon! On Sunday I planted two kinds in my backyard (they’re already sprouting!). And just now-- operating on the principle that everything is better fried-- I had some sliced and fried in butter and olive oil. Yum! ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2016, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radishes-do-you-eat-them-do-you-like-them/746855/64 "2016-03-08T19:53:29Z")
Wait, you planted radishes on Sunday and today are eating them? Things must grow really fast in Texas. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2016, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radishes-do-you-eat-them-do-you-like-them/746855/65 "2016-03-08T21:17:59Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Wait, you planted radishes on Sunday and today are eating them? Things must grow really fast in Texas. Hehe. No, I’m eating radishes from the store today. :smack: But the ones I planted are already showing tiny sprouts. It is definitely spring here. Trees flowering all over the place. Right now it’s 84. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radishes-do-you-eat-them-do-you-like-them/746855.md?page=3)