Everything you always wanted to know about radishes.

Radishes are a root crop that can be juicy, pungent, or sweet in taste. They also come in a variety of colors, including white, red, purple or black, and in terms of shape, they can be long, and cylindrical or round. Radishes may be eaten raw, cooked or pickled.


I live in a northwestern Illinois farm town, population about 12,000 people. I went to the farmers market to buy tomatoes but I was told I have to wait until July. So I bought radishes instead. They look like the radishes in the photo but they are bigger.

I like to eat farm animals (chicken thighs these days) and vegetables. Vegetables are a wonderful thing.

Here in Idiot America we have lots of obese people who love to stuff their fat faces with cake. Vegetables make them cry.

An interesting thing about where I live. Everyone is extremely nice. Our town is famous for it. It's the complete opposite of where I used to live, South Florida, where virtually everyone is an asshole.