Namasu

Namasu is pickled daikon radish and carrot. Since daikon and carrot express celebration colors of red and white, it's one of Japanese New Year's food.

Ingredients:
* 1 pound daikon radish
* 1/4 pound carrot
* 3/4 cup dashi soup stock
* 1/3 cup vinegar
* 3 Tbsp. sugar
* 1 tbsp sake

Preparation:
Peel and cut carrot and daikon radish into thin strips. Put a pinch of salt over the carrot and daikon and leave for 20 minutes. Rinse them and squeeze to remove excess water. Put daikon and carrot strips in a large bowl. Put dashi, vinegar, sugar, and sake in a sauce pan and bring to a boil. Pour the vinegar mixture over carrot and daikon strips and mix well. Leave it overnight.