Why are they so pricey in the store?
2006-10-01 10:14:10 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Do they taste better than other cucumbers?
2006-10-01 14:56:00 · update #1
English cucumbers are larger, straighter, firmer, and longer than American cucumbers. This is why so many American girls like Englishmen.
2006-10-01 10:16:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
An English cucumber is a specific hybrid that is nearly seedless, and is less bitter than the "average" cucumber. They are usually grown in greenhouses, as opposed to open fields, thus accounting for their higher price.
2006-10-01 10:22:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
English cucumbers are grown in a hothouse, not in a field. They're "seedless" or the seeds are very small and tender, and the skin is unwaxed and good-tasting, instead of thick and bitter. Some people buy them if regular cukes give them indigestion (very common) or if they want to do a nice-looking presentation.
2006-10-01 10:18:42 · answer #3 · answered by MailorderMaven 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
English cucumbers are the ones that are offered to the vicar when he comes for afternoon tea.
The little ones are pickled.
2006-10-02 12:30:51 · answer #4 · answered by Trust Me 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it a seedless cucumber, i guess because they are imported
2006-10-01 13:22:48 · answer #5 · answered by connie m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they have no seeds
2006-10-01 10:16:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋