grated daikon with chili pepper
A condiment made by grating daikon radish together with a red chili pepper inserted into a notch. The red flecks resemble autumn leaves, hence the name. Common with grilled fish, soba, or nabe dishes.
Adding momiji-oroshi to grilled fish makes it refreshing and delicious.
Momiji-oroshi goes really well with the soba at this restaurant.
grated daikon and carrot
A variation where daikon and carrot are grated together, producing a similar red-orange color. Less common than the chili version; sometimes called にんじんおろし.
Momiji-oroshi is made by grating daikon and carrot together.