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Why is cucumber green? Is green and yellow a variety

Cucumbers are not new to everyone. They are seasonal vegetables in summer. But why are green cucumbers called cucumbers instead of green ones? What's the difference between green cucumbers and yellow cucumbers? Are they one thing? Let's get to know today.

Why don't cucumbers be called green melons

Cucumber is actually yellow after ripening, so it's right to call it cucumber. Believe it or not, if you buy cucumbers and put them home for a while, you will find that cucumbers have turned from green to yellow. Or if you have patiently spacious balconies / patios / courtyards, try planting cucumbers and watch them turn yellow from youth. Or just go to a fresh supermarket in Guangdong or Hong Kong and you can see the Yellow cucumbers.

At the beginning, people ate the cucumber when it was ripe, so they really ate the Yellow cucumber. However, later we found that the cucumber was not mature, that is, when it was green, it was crisper, tender and delicious, so we began to eat green cucumbers one after another. We eat mostly green cucumbers that are not ripe yet.

Different ways of eating green cucumber and yellow cucumber

All the fresh and cold cucumbers are young people's cucumbers, which are still green and astringent. When it is mature enough to keep seeds, it becomes yellow. Old cucumber is a common soup material in Guangdong and Hong Kong. It's a good dish for clearing the bitterness and eliminating the heat.

Why do cucumbers grow thorns

Cucumber long thorn is due to the micro pores of the whole body of cucumber. During the growth process, the amount of respiration and evaporation is very large. In order to avoid the leaf close to the body hindering the respiration, many small thorns will be born to open foreign matters. If cucumber is not watered and moistened, it will wilt soon because of the rapid evaporation of water. Wild cucumbers are almost covered with thorns, which are much harder than the edible cucumbers. Many plant-based animals are discouraged, which is also a kind of self-protection.

Why do some cucumbers have fewer thorns

It can be seen from the above that cucumber thorns are caused by the micropores of the whole body of cucumber. During the growth process, the amount of respiration and evaporation is very large. In order to avoid the close fitting of leaves hindering the respiration, many thorns will grow to support foreign matters. Therefore, when the rain is enough, the cucumber is fuller, less thorns and smoother. However, when there is not much rain, cucumbers often have many thorns.

Can I eat the thorns on the cucumber

Fresh, of course. However, you should wash it before eating. At this time, the thorns on the Yellow claw may be washed off. If it is pollution-free in the ecological garden, you can also eat it directly.

How to deal with cucumber pricking

Generally, it is not poisonous, except for some cucumbers grown with chemical ingredients, which may contain some toxins. If they are not handled properly, they will be infected. But in general, it doesn't matter. You can deal with it like this:

1. Apply a drop of vegetable oil to the skin around the prick, it will penetrate into the skin and soften the prick. Then use tweezers or sterilized needles to pick it out, and then use Iodophor to wipe it to eliminate inflammation.

2. Of course, if the finger is stuck into a very thin and small thorn, the position is very deep. If it is not taken out, it will be rejected by the human body for a long time, and it will be gradually discharged from the body, which may cause infection and lead to local swelling and pain. It is recommended to go to the hospital, and the doctor will pick out the thorns after local disinfection according to the situation if it can be taken out. If it can't be taken out, it can only be observed, and then it will be picked out after the rejection reaction. At that time, the thorns are superficial, and it will be much easier to pick them out.

The folklore of cucumbers with thorns

It's said that in my old life, cucumbers don't have thorns, and later thorns are all made of embroidery needles made by pig Bajie. At that time, Zhu Bajie was working as a son-in-law for Gao's family in Gao's villa. His mother-in-law and daughter-in-law loved to eat cucumbers. He was an apple polisher. He begged his grandfather to tell his grandmother to find some good melons. Since then, he has been playing in the vegetable garden day and night, taking good care of the yellow melon seedlings. The cucumbers grow very fast under the careful care of pig Bajie. They look like one another every day, and they produce many big cucumbers in a short time. These cucumbers are crispy and fragrant. Whoever sees them will be greedy.

This day, pig Bajie is going to pick cucumbers. When he goes into the garden, there is no big one. Pig Bajie's eyes are straight all of a sudden. When he gets up early, how can he turn his face? Look down, the ground is full of children's footprints. Listen carefully. Some children are creaking outside the wall. Pig Bajie grabs the wall. The children are laughing and eating his cucumbers. He yells at them angrily: 'little rabbit, dare to steal my cucumbers, I have to beat your ass in half! "The children scared and ran away with cucumbers, and pig Bajie ran after the wall, but after a long time, they didn't catch up with one.

Pig Bajie is very angry. He comes back and twists the needle and thread basket on the Kang. Take it to the vegetable garden, put the needle eye down and the needle tip up. All the remaining cucumbers are on. You can steal them. This time, you have to fry your hands!

The next day, Bajie's daughter-in-law did needlework and couldn't find the needle, so she asked Zhu Bajie: 'where is the needle? 'pig Bajie said:' I took it. 'my daughter-in-law was in a hurry and asked:' what are you doing with my needle? 'pig Bajie's temple is on fire. I'm flustered. I'll tell you why I started to take the needle. As soon as the daughter-in-law heard about it, she patted the table with him: 'you still have the face to say that, you ask, do you do this on the street? They're still kids. What do you know? A few cucumbers will be eaten, and you will be wicked for it. What if you prick someone's child? 'pig Bajie thought about it, and quickly admitted his mistake and accepted it. When his daughter-in-law saw that he was like wood, she just said, "if you can't move the nest, you can't hurry to pull out those needles!"! 'pig Bajie' replied, trotting to the vegetable garden to pull out the needle, but at that point, the needle stuck on the cucumber became a thorn, which could not be pulled down any more. It's said that cucumbers have grown thorns since then.

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