Nerima daikon
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Nerima daikon (練馬大根) is a variety of daikon that originated in Nerima Ward, Tokyo, and is a designated specialty product of the area. The local Kanto loam soil is particularly suitable for its cultivation.
Due to its shape, the Nerima daikon is famously difficult to pull from the ground. This characteristic is the basis for the Nerima Daikon Pulling Contest, organized by JA Tokyo Aoba, where participants compete in the number and length of daikons harvested.[1] Some of the crop grown under contract with the ward is processed into takuan (pickled radish) and sold under the name Nerima Honboshi Takuan.[1] As part of local production and consumption initiatives, elementary schools in Nerima Ward serve Nerima Spaghetti, a school lunch menu featuring a grated Nerima daikon topping.[1]
