Chinese radish is a cruciferous root crop used mainly as a cooked vegetable.
It can also be eaten raw. Roots are large, often 2 to 4 inches in diameter and 6 to 20 inches long. There are three distinct shapes - spherical, oblong and cylindrical. Most of the commonly available Chinese radishes are white, but some are yellowish, green or black. These radishes are generally marketed in bunches of three or four roots for the small variety and one to three roots for the larger variety, depending on size.