You know when you learn how to make something new, and it’s so good, and so easy to make, that you think back with regret to all the years you’ve lived without knowing how to do this thing? That’s how I feel about these Vietnamese daikon and carrot refrigerator pickles, also known as “do chua”. The pickles are traditionally served on Vietnamese banh mi sandwiches. They’re a little like bread and butter pickles, though crispier, not as sweet, and with a slight radish taste from the daikon. If you are unfamiliar with daikon radishes, they are very large, long (over a foot), white, mild radishes. Pickled daikon, sliced crosswise, are often served with your food at Japanese restaurants.

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