Fish Sauce-Pickled Radishes | Saveur

Ingredients

• 2 cups turbinado sugar
• 1 cup distilled white vinegar
• ¾ cups nuoc mam (Vietnamese fish sauce)
• 2 bird’s-eye chiles, seeds and ribs removed, finely chopped (optional)
• 2 medium garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 lb. daikon, scrubbed, stemmed, and sliced crosswise into ¼-in. coins
• 2 cilantro roots or 1 Tbsp. coriander seeds
• 1 small white onion, thinly sliced