Blush-radish shredded salad

At the table

How to enjoy it

Lift a small portion with chopsticks and eat alongside your meal. Ask for less chili before the dressing is mixed.

A useful check

Soy sauce contains soy and may contain wheat. Raw garlic and chili can be strong; appearance does not tell you the heat.

How it may vary

This garlic-chili version uses plant ingredients. Other dressings and chili amounts vary; confirm sauces if avoiding animal ingredients.

GET TO KNOW THE DISH

What goes into it?

Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.

This garlic-chili version uses plant ingredients. Other dressings and chili amounts vary; confirm sauces if avoiding animal ingredients.

Typical ingredients

Radish萝卜

Generated guide illustration of garlic; not a restaurant or product photograph.

Garlic大蒜

AI-generated ingredient illustration of fresh scallions, with white bulbs, roots, and tubular green leaves.

Scallions葱

Generated guide illustration of salt; not a restaurant or product photograph.

Salt食盐

AI-generated ingredient illustration: white to translucent monosodium glutamate seasoning crystals in a small dish.

Monosodium glutamate (MSG)味精

Generated guide illustration of soy sauce; not a restaurant or product photograph.

Soy sauce醬油

AI-generated ingredient illustration: fresh red chili peppers, whole and lengthwise cut to show the pith and seeds.

Chili peppers辣椒

AI-generated ingredient illustration: dry ground red chili with fine powder and small flakes in a dish.

Ground chili辣椒粉

Recipes vary by restaurant.

How does it taste?

Salty and savory, with fresh garlic and chili heat.

Chili heat
Texture: Crisp, juicy shreds, slightly softened by salting.
How it’s made: Salt the shredded radish and drain, then toss with garlic, scallion, fresh chili, chili powder, soy sauce and MSG.

This garlic-chili version uses plant ingredients. Other dressings and chili amounts vary; confirm sauces if avoiding animal ingredients.

A CONNECTION TO PLACE

Origin & regional roots

Explore regional food

Associated with Chongqing.

About this regional connection

Chongqing: Fuling local radish; home-style cold preparation, not exclusive origin.

Ask if they have it first

ASK IF IT'S AVAILABLE

请问你们有凉拌胭脂萝卜丝吗？

Do you have this item?

A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ

Story & history

A local radish served cold

This account describes a tradition or story, rather than an established historical fact.

Fuling’s blush radish is a local vegetable with red-purple flesh. Shredding and dressing it makes a contrasting cold side for a meal; it is not the white-radish dish colored with purple cabbage.