What's This in Japan? - Strange Harvest

[boboso74]

GIANT DILDOS.

[XxSoraMifunexX]

I love wandering through the pasts of others. A strange calming puts all things at ease. What I wouldn't give for the days of knowing that if you tried hard enough you could find your self in a field that no one has ever seen, and build your home there...*sigh*Why must things change so?

[ILPICCOLO55]

お父さんはたくあん食べるの？京都で漬物食べてたけど。



[skullfaced5555]

radish?

[destraye]

Obvious daikon radish :)

[uraner]

daikon?

[softypapa]

Hello uranner, Yes these are indeed daikon. They are hanging in the tree to dry prior to being used to make delicious Japanese pickles. -Kurt :-)

[SweetYanagiCraft]

My first guess was.Some kind of Vegetable hung over a tree? lol i don't know for what reason but im interested to find out. Ive never seen a daikon before but iv heard the Japanese Eat them a lot and they are a type of radish so that was my first Guess of what type of Vegetable they were! *^.^

[softypapa]

Hello SweetYanagiCraft, You're guess is indeed correct! These daikon are hung for several weeks prior to being used to make delicious Japanese-style pickles. Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts. -Kurt :-)

[Synthesoy]

I tink they are drying a "white carrot" or a radish, good for making soups and such.?

[softypapa]

Hello Synthesoy, You are correct in identifying these as radishes. They are daikon and they are being hung out to dry prior to being used to make Japanese-style pickles. Thank you for watching and commenting! -Kurt :-)

[PaperJunkie]

My guess would be that they're hanging their radishes to dry. Why in the winter time though? I'm not sure. guess thats why it a called a guess.

[norizo404]

I guess that

In the winter season, the humidity is very low.

So they become dry more quickly.

[softypapa]

Hello PaperJunkie, You are correct! These daikon are indeed hanging to dry. After a few weeks in the chill winter air they will then be used to make delicious Japanese-style pickles! Thanks for watching and commenting! -Kurt :-)

[norizo404]

They are hanging daikon（Japanese radish） to dry them. The daikon pickles are made from this.

[softypapa]

Hello norizo404, You are correct! These are indeed daikon radishes hanging to dry prior to being used to make pickles. Thank you for watching and commenting! -Kurt :-)

[aquathewolf]

Nice! As I was watching I thought 'Daikon...' then read the comments. :)

[cronoscomander]

Es nabo blanco, coocido en chna como Pay lo bo, es algo picante y muy bueno salado o en encurtido.

[Strideo1]

Drying Daikon?

[norizo404]

thats right

[ladyofthelake3]

Daikon in a tree! :)

[6663000]

I think you made a video about these before.

They are daikon ( I call them Chinese Radish), but I don't know why they would be hanging.

I have eaten them before, it was a long time ago, but I think they tasted alright.

[reddreamer]

Maybe said farmer wanted his/her radishes to hang out and chill? lol

Seriously though maybe the radishes are a gift to a spirit? Then again so many in one spot... hmm it is a wonder what they are doing up there.

[softypapa]

Hello 6663000, I did indeed previously make a video about daikon though I found these tree-hanging radishes too curious a sight to pass up. They are hanging in order to dry prior to being used to make Japanese-style pickles. Some farmers hang the diakon from racks while others use the limbs of a nearby tree. A curious sight in any case! Thanks for watching and commenting! -Kurt :-)

[BusanKevin]

I've never seen a daikon tree before! And to think, all this time I thought daikon was a root vegetable! ;)

[arcturusthelion]

It's Daikon hanging so it won't lose it moisture... I believe :)

[softypapa]

Hello arcturusthelion, Thank you for providing your answer. The purpose actually is to dry the radishes before using them to make Japanese-style pickles. Thanks again for watching and leaving your answer! -Kurt :-)

[Luminasita]

I'm going with the consensus of radishes, but I admit I don't understand why! Is it pickling as was suggested earlier, or some other reason?

~Kat

[softypapa]

Hello Kat, Pickling is indeed the reason! The daikon are hung for several weeks to dry in the chill winter sun before the beginning the pickling process. Thanks for watching and adding your answer. -Kurt :-)

[FeileCase]

LOL Tiramisu~ Dikon being dried from bamboo in a tree.

[softypapa]

Hello FeileCase, You are correct! I'm impressed that you noticed the bamboo poles being used to hold the daikon. Thanks for watching and commenting! -Kurt :-)

[TiramisuHappy]

Ummmm, how 'bout a scene of daikon "shuudan jisatsu"???

(Translation: Daikon "mass suicide.")

I hear times are pretty rough in Japan, too...

(Sorry, that was horrible!! But doesn't it look like it though?) ; P

[softypapa]

Japanese daikon have indeed suffered somewhat in recent years from the threat of foreign imports. I suspect that this could lead to just such a scene. Sad but true... :-)

[TiramisuHappy]

You are too funny! Sir. ; D

[Seanuk]

Pork sausages tied to a tree

[reymiland]

Japanese radish. Why they are being dried is beyond me.

[anwahi]

It's a Takuan-Soho shrine.

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

wow!

a daikon tree!!!!!!!

:-D

[Peekingduck]

daikon.

Possibly hung up that tree to dry (before becoming Takuan) or as bird food : )

[Medracin]

I agree with the other people who think they're daikon, but I'm not sure why they're up a tree.

[softypapa]

Hello Medracin, You are correct in identifying these as daikon. The purpose of the hanging is to dry these prior to being used in making Japanese-style pickles. Thanks for watching and commenting! -Kurt :-)

[shepherdbaba]

Daikon set out to dry. I'm guessing that this might be in preparation for pickling like takuan.

[softypapa]

Hello sheperdbaba, You are correct! Thank you for watching and commenting! -Kurt :-)

[Bluegoo]

This is unrelated, but do you take any video requests Kurt? I live in the desert, and we don't get snow. I would love to see the forest you go through during your hikes covered in snow, if it even snows there. It'd be magical.

Also, those look like a tuber of some sort. I want to say...it starts with an O?

[softypapa]

Hello Bluegoo, I'm happy to take requests though and would be delighted to bring you images of a snow-covered forest here in Japan. However, as snow is pretty rare in the area where we live (except atop Mt. Fuji) I cannot be sure when I might have such an opportunity. I grew up near the Mojave desert and enjoy such environments greatly. I can therefore certainly understand your interest in seeing some snow. Thanks for watching and commenting! -Kurt :-)

[colordive]

I'm going to guess that they are Daikon radishes out to dry?

[softypapa]

Hello colordive, Your answer is correct. The daikon are being dried in preparation of making pickles! Thanks for viewing and providing your answer! -Kurt :-)

[RyokoHametsu]

their daikon, and im guessing their drying them?

maybe to make some sort of special dish or something?

[softypapa]

Hello RyokoHametsu, That's it! These daikon radish are being set out to dry in preparation for use in making a special type of pickle (tsukemono) called takuan. The daikon are hung in the sun for a few weeks before the pickling process begins. Some farmers hang daikon on racks while others in our area like to use poles set amidst tree brances. Thanks for watching and providing the correct answer! -Kurt :-)

[RyokoHametsu]

oh haha thats cool, its funny that they hang them in trees, makes it look decorated haha. thanks for ur reply.

[JDavis1186]

They're definitely daikon, but I don't know what they're doing in the tree.

[TiramisuHappy]

Probably a badass neighborhood dog chased them up the tree and now they're too scared to come down. Daikon and dogs, they just do NOT get along!! It's a well-known fact. ; P

[softypapa]

Hello JDavis1186, You are spot on in identifying these as daikon radish! -Kurt :-)

[hoji808]

I'm guessing those are jaapnese carrots and they're there to keep damaging insects away? :o

[allgoo19]

Hmmmm.. that's a tough one to guess!! ^_^

[allgoo19]

I should have said "taque one" to guess!! ^_^

[softypapa]

Hello allgoo19, I tried to look up the meaning of "taque" yet could only find a number of pages in Portuguese. Is this another name for radish? I'm very curious. -Kurt :-)

[allgoo19]

softypapa:

"I tried to look up the meaning of "taque"

It's a traditional art form of Japan called "Share(Shah-ray) or Dajare(Dah-jah-ray)"

Basically, what I was trying to show is..

"Tough one to guess"---"Takuwan(Taque one) to guess"

Japanese comedians use this a lot.

[softypapa]

Hello allgoo19,

Oh, I get it now. That's really quite clever! I'm sorry that I didn't get it before. :-( Thanks for sharing not only your comments but also your very clever wit! I'll keep my wits peeled for any future such application. -Kurt :-)