[TalnSG]

I am not sure whether it was American or Japanese food I corrupted this weekend, but I love it when experiments turn out this well.

I was craving a good, old fashioned, home-made BLT. But I discovered I was missing a major ingredient ..... the tomato. So I stared at the nearly empty vegetable crisper for a few minutes (adding to the chill of the already dropping temp of the kitchen) wondering if I should just scrap the whole idea. Then I decided to see what pickled radish would be like instead of the tomato.

I now have a new favorite sandwich - the BLPR (?) Some pickled daikon radish slices (still white, not the yellow) give the moist crunch and sourness, without the drip of the tomato. On the second one, I added a little red pepper paste, which was a nice twist and I suppose adds the missing red coloring if you feel the need.