Cucumber (scientific name:? Cucumber? An annual creeping or climbing herb of Cucurbitaceae. Stems and branches are elongated, wrinkled, and white and rough. Tendrils are very thin. Petiole slightly rough, with rough hair; Leaf blade broadly ovate-cordate, membranous, lobes triangular, dentate. Monoecious. Male flowers: constant flowers clustered in leaf axils; Pedicel slender, puberulent; Corolla yellow-white, oblong-lanceolate corolla lobes. Female flowers: solitary or sparsely clustered; Pedicel stout, pilose; The ovary is rough. The fruit is oblong or cylindrical, yellow-green at maturity and rough on the surface. Seeds are small, narrowly ovate, white, borderless, and both ends are nearly acute. Summer flower and fruit period.
It is widely cultivated in all parts of China, and cultivated in greenhouses or plastic greenhouses in many areas. Now it is widely planted in temperate and tropical regions. Cucumber is one of the main vegetables in China in summer. Stems and vines have medicinal value, which can diminish inflammation, eliminate phlegm and relieve spasm.
Briefly introduce two methods of cucumber:
Practice 1: mix cucumber and dried seaweed and prepare the raw materials: 250g cucumber, 35g dried seaweed, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and monosodium glutamate sesame oil. ? Exercise:? 1, cucumber washed and made into large thick strips; Wash dried seaweed, soak it in warm water, and cut it into small pieces. ? 2. Cucumbers are piled in a plate according to the shape of steamed bread, and dried seaweed is sprinkled on it. Pour in the juice made of salt, soy sauce, vinegar, monosodium glutamate and sesame oil.
Method 2: Cucumber with garlic paste: Prepare raw materials: cucumber 250g, garlic paste 1 tablespoon, salt, soy sauce, Chili oil, monosodium glutamate and sesame oil. ? Exercise:? 1. Wash cucumber and cut into hob blocks with thick top and thin bottom; Mix well with salt, marinate and drain. ? 2. Mix cucumber with soy sauce, Chili oil, monosodium glutamate and sesame oil.