Cucumber
Cucumber
is a widely cultivated plant in the gourd family Cucurbitaceae.The
cucumber is originally from Southern Asia, but now grows on most
continents. Many different varieties are traded on the global market. It
is a creeping vine that bears cylindrical fruits that are used as
culinary vegetables. There are three main varieties of cucumber:
slicing, pickling, and burpless.
Slicing cucumbers
Cucumbers
grown to eat fresh are called slicing cucumbers. They are mainly eaten
in the unripe green form, since the ripe yellow form normally becomes
bitter and sour.Smaller slicing cucumbers can also be pickled.
Pickling cucumbers
Cucumbers
can be pickled for flavor and longer shelf-life. Although any cucumber
can be pickled.Compared to slicers, picklers tend to be shorter,
thicker, less regularly shaped, and have bumpy skin with tiny white or
black-dotted spines. They are never waxed. Color can vary from creamy
yellow to pale or dark green
Burpless
Burpless
cucumbers are sweeter and have a thinner skin than other varieties of
cucumber, and are reputed to be easy to digest and to have a pleasant
taste. They can grow as long as 2 feet (0.61 m). They are nearly
seedless, and have a delicate skin. Most commonly grown in greenhouses.
Cucumber is a widely cultivated plant in the gourd family Cucurbitaceae.The cucumber is originally from Southern Asia, but now grows on most continents. Many different varieties are traded on the global market. It is a creeping vine that bears cylindrical fruits that are used as culinary vegetables. There are three main varieties of cucumber: slicing, pickling, and burpless.
Cucumber is a widely cultivated plant in the gourd family Cucurbitaceae.The cucumber is originally from Southern Asia, but now grows on most continents. Many different varieties are traded on the global market. It is a creeping vine that bears cylindrical fruits that are used as culinary vegetables. There are three main varieties of cucumber: slicing, pickling, and burpless.
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