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Post by gringalais on Feb 6, 2009 19:23:42 GMT
I am having some friends over to try some Indian food tomorrow. I usually accompany it with raita. However, one friend doesn't like cucumbers so I was thinking of making something else that is yoghurt-based. Any ideas for me?
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Post by onlymark on Feb 6, 2009 19:37:03 GMT
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Post by auntieannie on Feb 6, 2009 19:39:52 GMT
yep, Mark has it. ;D
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Post by gringalais on Feb 6, 2009 19:59:58 GMT
Thanks! The onion one sounds especially yummy.
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Post by grecian on Feb 6, 2009 20:20:21 GMT
How come your friend doesn't like cucumbers?? That's a new one to me!
Has s/he been attacked by one in the past?
(I won't go rude now)
Is s/he allergic to Water as that is all they are!
I suspect a really fussy and finickity/phinikity Person....as though you can taste the cucumber in a raita!
Come on! Please be honest and let us know whether you actually like a 'Friend' who says to you 'I don't do cucumbers, by the way'
Weird...
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 6, 2009 20:36:25 GMT
I know lots of people who claim cucumbers "repeat" on them. It's no use showing them the tricks of rubbing the cut ends and of scooping out the seeds. They had a couple of burpy experiences and are dead set against cucumbers for ever.
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Post by auntieannie on Feb 7, 2009 10:03:42 GMT
I like my cucumbers peeled, de-seeded and if possible drained for a bit. It DOES help, geeky dear!
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 7, 2009 16:43:04 GMT
I peel them, too. So often cukes have fairly well developed seeds in them. I'm certainly not going to throw them away, & it's no big deal to take out the seeds.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2009 17:13:17 GMT
The hard-to-digest substances in cucumbers are in the skin, not the seeds, from what I just read on another site. However, the seed portion of a large cucumber is just not worth eating, which is why I always scoop them out -- it also gets rid of excess juice. When I buy "mini cucumbers" I eat the whole thing, skin and all, with no problem.
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Post by grecian on Feb 7, 2009 17:25:13 GMT
I think we may well be talking about 'different' cucumbers here!
Where oi be from, they are rarely less than a foot in length and the circumference of a 'normal' knob...
I suggest that you 'others' have cucumbers that are far shorter and almost gherkin like? If so, I would agree that the skin would be tougher and the seeds larger...
(I can't be bothered to post pictures of the differences as it would take all day to learn again)
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2009 17:53:29 GMT
Yes, mini cucumbers are just like large gherkins. I buy them at the Chinese supermarket. The normal European ones look like this:  American cucumbers are much smaller. |
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 7, 2009 17:58:48 GMT
Those are a different variety from the ones in the US & Mexico (don't know about Canada).
Except for the occasional warty pickling variety, cucumbers look similar to the ones above, but with much more rounded ends and no "bottle" effect on one end. They're also smoother -- no slight ridges as in the photo.
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Post by grecian on Feb 9, 2009 20:34:01 GMT
In that case, how do you take the seeds out of one like that??......
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2009 20:44:13 GMT
I have found that even with a crooked cucumber (rare in Europe in the 21st century, but still...), the spoon follows the path of least resistance and scoops out the seeds just fine.
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Post by mockchoc on Feb 10, 2009 5:40:25 GMT
The picture in #11 is what we call continental cucumbers here and are sold everywhere.
There are very little seeds to worry about but as K said you still can scoop them out easily.
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Post by grecian on Feb 11, 2009 20:05:24 GMT
'very little seeds' 'can scoop them out'?
Why would you want to scoop out a few small 'seeds'?...
je ne comprend pa...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2009 6:00:06 GMT
I never used to do it -- and then I realized it was better without them. Perhaps some people actually prefer the seeds.
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Post by gringalais on Feb 12, 2009 16:00:04 GMT
The friend in question is actually not too picky. She is more adventurous than most Chileans I know when it comes to trying different foods. She just doesn't like cucumbers or olives.
I made the onion raita and it went over well. Thanks for the link, Mark.
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Post by hwinpp on Feb 28, 2009 3:53:54 GMT
Try a ginger raita. Very refreshing, sprinkle some cumin powder over the lot.
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 28, 2009 4:38:41 GMT
Ginger! *slaps forehead* Yessss! That would be incredibly good. Do you mince the ginger, or grate it & just use the juice? Anything else besides cumin & ginger?
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Post by hwinpp on Feb 28, 2009 9:09:16 GMT
I slice it as thinly as possible. Grating sounds good! I don't add anything else.
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