Namasu




1 cup diced, firm ripe papaya1 cup diced pineapple2 cups sugar2 slices lemon2 tbsp. lemon or lime Juice Combine fruit, sugar and slices of lemon and cook until mixture flakes off in a single sheet. Add lemon Juice. Put in sterilized jars and seal.
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.