Ponytail radish

• English name: Ponytail radish
• Also known as: altari radish, passion altari
• Scientific name: Raphanus sativus
• Classified under: Fruits & Vegetables,
  Radishes

• Korean name: 총각무
• Romanized: Chonggakmu
• Also Romanized as: chong gak mu, chonggakmoo
• Other Korean name(s): 알타리무 (altarimu), 달랑무

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The radishes are not large, usually 2 to 4 inches long, and very firm and crispy.
They are mostly used for chonggak kimchi. The Korean word chonggak (총각) means an unmarried young bachelor. In the old days, an unmarried man traditionally had a hairstyle that resembled the greens of this vegetable, which is how it got its name.

Posted Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 at 9:46 am
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