The radish rarely gets the credit it deserves. Small, crisp and unmistakably peppery, it tends to be treated as a supporting player, sliced thinly over a salad or tossed in as an afterthought at the greengrocer. Yet this humble root has a character all of its own, sharp and refreshing in equal measure, and one that rewards a little more attention than it usually receives. Radishes are believed to have originated in Southeast Asia, though they were cultivated so widely and so

What it is, where it came from and why this sharp flavoured favourite deserves a place on your table