The top of the cucumber
– To choose a good cucumber, the first easy-to-distinguish point is at the top of the cucumber, right at the bean section. A good cucumber has shiny beans without any black spots. If any bean has black spots, it means the cucumber is not fresh anymore.
– Especially, the beans must be tightly attached to the cucumber stem and not falling off. Cucumbers that have fallen off lose the bean part, which is not tasty anymore.
Choose cucumbers with many and long roots
Traditional cucumbers take nearly a week to grow, so they have many and long roots. Chemically soaked cucumbers have only a very short, dark root section at the bottom.
Choose less fat and uneven cucumbers
Chemically soaked cucumbers have the characteristic of having a large and fat stem, which looks very beautiful. On the contrary, traditional cucumbers are smaller, longer, and the cucumber stems are not even.
Notes when cooking cucumber:
– In addition to choosing good cucumbers, you should also pay attention to how to cook them. When cooking cucumber, do not cover the pot, and do not open the lid constantly. If you do so, the cucumber after boiling will have a unpleasant smell. It is best to open the pot, the cucumber will cook quickly, so it only takes a moment to cook through.
According to Khoevadep
