Often ribs are boiled or oven-steamed before grilling to help tenderize the meat. To oven-steam ribs, place ribs in a large baking pan, fill with about 1 inch of water, cover with aluminum foil and bake for about 50 minutes in a 350-degree oven. The recipe here includes instructions on how to boil ribs before grilling.
Another use of radish is as cover or catch crop in winter or as a forage crop. Some radishes are grown for their seeds; daikon, for instance, may be grown for oil production. Others are used for sprouting and both roots and leaves are sometimes served cooked or cold.
Radish Fun Facts. That the word radish comes from the Latin âradix,â meaning âroot,â and the Greek word raphanus , which translates to quickly appearingâ may have to do with the fact that radishes are one of the fastest sprouters in the garden when they're planted from seed.cientists evaluated the chemopreventive effectiveness of radish plants (Raphanus sativus L), including the root, stems, leaves, and extracts, and investigated the molecular mechanism leading to growth, arrest, and induced cell death of human cancer cell lines.