While the manti steamed, we would make the garlicky yogurt accompaniment, which was eventually replaced by my favorite side dish: a cucumber-radish salad with a generous heap of finely chopped herbs, dressed with sour cream and salt.

WSJ: Babushka's Dacha Dumplings

Before topping the fillets with grapefruit, Mr. Schwartz adds another layer of flavor and texture with a raw radish, chive and red onion tangle.

WSJ: Michael Schwartz's Striped Bass with Grapefruit and Pickled Radish

Still, a nicely buttered radish is just the thing to remind any cook to stay humble and simple in the kitchen.

NPR: Excerpt: 'Hungry for Paris'

Standouts are a gentle potato soup, garnished with black-radish slices and crispy kale, and pork-filled potato dumplings in a frothy smoked-cheese mousse.

NEWYORKER: Aska

The predictable is leavened with notes of idiosyncrasy: a pea-shoot-and-watermelon-radish salad provides just the right edge of tartness to the greasier offerings, as does a beautifully balanced pickle garnish sweet with a little chile that accompanies several dishes.

NEWYORKER: Littleneck

Oberon shouted at him, but by the time Titania entered the room, warned by Radish that Oberon was about to beat the changeling, Oberon had joined him in the game, putting a toy shovel in his teeth.

NEWYORKER: A Tiny Feast