Comments on: Dietribes: Cool as a Cucumber

By: Araxie

Araxie — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 10:16:16 +0000

Love cucumbers! They were also a favorite of Gregor Mendel. They’re very satisfying to slice into transluscent circles.

When I was a kid, I had trouble believing pickles were just cucumbers in brine. Similarly, it was years before I learned raisins were dried grapes.

By: AG

AG — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:55:17 +0000

Frickles. Enough said. Has anyone ever tasted koolaid pickles, aka koolickles? I haven’t but they look interesting.

By: srah

srah — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:56:55 +0000

mmm cukes… I love pimm’s mixed with perrier and lemonade add a cucumber slice… it tastes like iced tea and is the perfect summer drink.

By: nikki

nikki — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:36:08 +0000

@jewlie

That’s what I was going to say!

SLim, one of the bartender’s at the peacock room in austin would make me a fantastic beverage involiving gin, cucumber and a little basil. Oh man, that was the most refreshing summer cocktail.

By: Antinous

Antinous — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:19:04 +0000

One of the Thousand and One Nights features cucumbers stuffed with pearls. Dazzling, but a bit crunchy.

By: Christi

Christi — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:14:10 +0000

I love cucumbers plain with salad dressing. The best cucumber related dish I’ve had is the zucchini appetizer at Maggiano’s Little Italy
“Crispy Zucchini Fritte
Strips of zucchini hand battered w/Japanese bread crumbs and fried to a golden brown, served with a zesty lemon aioli cream sauce. ” YUMMY!

By: Steven

Steven — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:05:44 +0000

On a related note, here is a link of a recent blog about the the possible fate of a cucumber. Whether that fate is good or bad for the cucumber, it will never deter my cravings. (thanks to both authors for these great posts)

By: Admiral Byrd

Admiral Byrd — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:04:44 +0000

Cucumber Kimchi

By: Lisa H

Lisa H — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:38:25 +0000

Love baby cukes for work lunch. Remove from lunchbag and eat. Perfect, and no ziploc to throw away like with slices!

By: Seminnepateama

Seminnepateama — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:26:56 +0000

Ice cold cuke slices sprinkled with a lot of lime juice and sea salt!