Cucumbers and cucumbers are both cucumbers, but their names are different. In fact, there is a certain difference between the two, but the difference is not big. So, what is the difference between ground cucumber and cucumber? Which one is better, ground cucumber or cucumber?

The difference between ground cucumbers and cucumbers

There is no difference between ground cucumbers and cucumbers, because ground cucumbers are also a type of cucumber. There are many types of cucumbers. The common ones are fruit cucumbers and cucumbers. Ground cucumber. Ground cucumber is the common cucumber we often eat, also known as dry cucumber.

1. First, find a store selling vegetables and an area selling cucumbers. Choose cucumbers that are all emerald green. This kind of cucumber has a tender and crisp taste and is suitable for all ages. Avoid buying cucumbers with large patches of yellow. These cucumbers are usually immature or have water in them, and have a very poor taste.

2. Next, screen the picked green cucumbers and observe whether the roots are complete and full. If they are shriveled, please pick them out. Shrunken roots generally mean that the cucumber has been picked for a long time and is not fresh.

3. Screen the selected cucumbers with full green roots, touch the body of the melon, and select cucumbers with a relatively flat surface and no stinging feeling. The thorns of the cucumber are its protective umbrella. If the thorns are not upright, it means that it will take longer to pick.

The difference between ground cucumbers and cucumbers

4. Gently pinch the melon body and pick out the cucumbers that are easy to flatten, leaving the prickly and hard cucumbers. Cucumbers that can be easily pinched will lose a lot of water, which means they will take longer to pick.

5. Smell the cucumbers gently and pick out cucumbers that have no grassy smell. Fresh cucumbers have a grassy smell that makes people feel energetic.

6. After everyone buys cucumbers home, they will remove the heads and tails first. The cucumbers that make a clear "clicking" sound when removing the heads and tails are eaten first. This is a fresh cucumber. Well, we all have a summer filled with delicious food!

Related compatibility

1. Treat chronic sore throat, redness and swelling: mash an appropriate amount of fresh cucumber, mix it with honey water and swallow it. ("Guiyang Folk Medicine")

2. Treat bruises and injuries: 30g of fresh ground cucumber, pound into velvet, add a little wine, mix well, and wrap the affected area. ("Guizhou Herbal Medicine")

3. Treat knife wounds: Mix an appropriate amount of fresh ground cucumber with rice water, mash it and apply to the affected area. ("Guiyang Folk Medicine")

Character identification

Mostly shriveled into balls. After moist expansion, it has slender roots, taller plant, smaller basal leaves, larger stem leaves, triangular heart-shaped, and lanceolate stipules at the base of the petiole. The flowers are drawn from the axils or base of the stem leaves and are light brown in color. The smell is slight and the taste is slightly bitter.