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    Good Food

    Market report: Black radishes

    What to do with all the black radishes you're seeing at your local farmers markets? At Rustic Canyon , chef Jeremy Fox likes to serve them shaved on toast with ricotta whey, kimchi, gribenes and schmaltz . Black radishes are spicy and have been cultivated since the 16th century, according to farmer Alex Weiser .

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    By Evan Kleiman • Nov 11, 2016 • 1 min read

    What to do with all the black radishes you're seeing at your local farmers markets? At Rustic Canyon, chef Jeremy Fox likes to serve them shaved on toast with ricotta whey, kimchi, gribenes and schmaltz. Black radishes are spicy and have been cultivated since the 16th century, according to farmer Alex Weiser. Weiser says his heirloom variety is more popular than ever among chefs and eaters.

    Music: "Don't Wanna Fight" by Alabama Shakes and "Via Caliente" by William Orbit

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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Abbie Fentress Swanson

      Independent reporter and producer

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      Camellia Tse

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    The full episode

    1 of 6
    The comfort food show
    1. 0:30Market report: Black radishesYou’re reading this
    2. 7:31Kelis: My life on a plate
    3. 17:17Happy salads make happy people
    4. 26:38Cacao: The slow melt
    5. 43:06Chopsticks, pretzels and avocados, emojified
    6. 51:07Jonathan Gold dines at Kettle Black
    Back to Good Food