Food: Cucumber [edit]

Other Names: 黄瓜 (Chinese), الخيار (Arabic), Pepino (Portuguese), Concombre (French), Pepino (Spanish) All Translations
Photo: Flickr user viZZZual.com
Photo helpful? Yes No
  • cucumber
  • Uploaded photo
  • Uploaded photo
  • Uploaded photo
  • Pickled Cucumber Slices

Related Blogposts

Bloggers, have you written about Cucumber? Add a widget!

Satya's Cooking experiments....: “Cucumber, potato curry”

July 12, 2009

Ingredients: Cucumber : 1 medium size Potato : 1 Onion: 1 medium size Cumin seeds :1/2 Tb sp Urad Dal : 1/2 Tb sp Mustard seeds : 1/2 Tb sp Channa ...

full post

Spicie Foodie ~ Spicy Foodie ~ Learn to cook~ ethnic cooking in Europe: “Agua de Pepino ~ Cucumber cooler”

September 04, 2009

Agua de Pepino ( cucumber water) is a refreshing drink that is popular in Mexico. It is one of the large variety of the popular Aguas Frescas ( fresh or cool waters ...

full post

Time Well Spent: “Farmer's Market Goodies”

October 17, 2009

Saturday was really rainy. In fact, in poured rain and then stormed most of the night. That did not scare Mom and I from hitting the Farmer's Market!! We ...

full post

Related Content

Wikipedia

The cucumber (''Cucumis sativus'') is a widely cultivated plant in the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, which includes squash, and in the same genus as the muskmelon.

Read more at Wikipedia...

Comments

Leave a Comment

You need to sign in or sign up to leave a comment.
Print this pageEmail this pageShare on FacebookShare on TwitterStumble this page

[edit] About Cucumber

A green fruit that is comprised of mostly water. Cucumbers have a refreshing flavor and crisp texture. They make excellent salads, drinks, soups and beauty products.

Want to know if this food is in season near you? Download the Locavore iPhone app for produce seasonality information!

Locavore iPhone App Purchase from the Apple AppStore