Bettarazuke (べったら漬) is a type of pickleddaikon popular inTokyo, a sort oftsukemono. It is made by pickling daikon withsugar,salt, andsake without filteringkoji. The namebettarazuke is taken[further explanation needed] from the stickiness of koji left over from the pickling process. Bettarazuke has a crisp sweet taste.Bettarazuke has similar figure totakuan, but bettarazuke contains a lot of moisture because it doesn't need sun-drying process.
On the night of every October 19 in the area around Takarada Ebisu shrine,Bettara Ichi (literally, "bettara fair") is held to sell the year's freshly pickled bettarazuke.[1]
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