Filipino Style Ogo




Put 4 cups of strained guava juice in a 6 or 8 quart aluminum saucepan. Boil 8 to 10 minutes before adding sugar. Then add 4 cups sugar. Cook rapidly to 222 F. or until mass of three or four drops run together and “sheet” off the spoon. When using a jelly or candy thermometer,…
Takuwan (takuan) is pickled daikon, a type of tsukemono, or preserved vegetable. In our house, we called tsukemono, “ko-ko.” Mom would serve just a tiny portion of ko-ko, nestled up against the rice, with every dinner. Here’s a recipe for this ko-ko that is usually bright yellow, but if you are wary of food coloring, you are welcome to leave it out.