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A LA CARTE
🚚 The Fastest Delivery Time : 2-day delivery.
🐝 Supplier / Place Of Origin：A LA CARTE / France
🔖 Certification： Organic European
🌱 About the Producer：
We select our suppliers for the love they put in their products,
seeking the best quality while respecting traditional production methods.
Most of them are family owned, of human size. We value the direct collaboration with them.
By buying directly at the source, we are proud to contribute to the local economy,
while ensuring that, ultimately, our clients get the most tasty and fresh products at the best prices.
All our farmers follow specific certifications minimizing the use of chemicals. From sustainable agriculture ‘’Agriculture Raisonnee’’ (AR) to Organic certified ‘’Agriculture Biologique’’ (AB), these guarantees that the fruits delivered to you a safe and healthy. On top of the tests done by our farmers, we also perform our own chemical test upon each arrival of the fruits.
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🛍 Product Information (Main) (English)：
Pretty short in size, Noa Cucumber skin is dotted with small spines and has a crunchy flesh, its flavour is pleasant and slightly bitter.
The young fruits (cucumbers and melons) can be eaten raw or squeezed into juice, and are often used as cold dishes in cooking. Such as smashed cucumbers, stir-fried cucumber skins, hot and sour cucumbers, pickled cucumbers, etc. Cucumbers can also be eaten with noodles with soybean paste, or made into soup or hot dishes. In addition, cucumbers can be shredded for vegetable seasonings and used as carving and decoration materials for platters and dishes. Hot dishes are mostly used as ingredients for stir-fried and braised dishes, and are also used as stuffed dishes or in soups. It tastes crispy, tender and refreshing when eaten. It is also often used as an ingredient for pickling, sauce dipping and pickled dishes.
Cucumbers contain anti-inflammatory flavonols such as fusin, as well as various other antioxidants, including cucurbitacin.
🥗 Product Recipes (English)：
slice
Cucumbers grown for fresh consumption are called slicing cucumbers. The main variety of slicer is ripened on the vine with large leaves for shade.
Slicing tomatoes grown commercially for the North American market are typically longer, smoother, more evenly colored, and have a tougher skin. In contrast, cucumbers from other countries (often called European cucumbers) are smaller, have thinner, more delicate skins, and fewer seeds, so they are often sold wrapped in plastic for protection. This variety may also be called telegraph cucumber, especially in Australia.
Pickling
Pickling cucumbers and other foods with brine, sugar, vinegar, and spices can create a variety of flavored products. [23] Although any cucumber can be pickled, commercial pickles are made with specially bred cucumbers that have a uniform length-to-diameter ratio and no voids in the flesh. Cucumbers used for pickling are called pickling cucumbers and grow to about 7 to 10 centimetres (3 to 4 inches) long and 2.5 centimetres (1 inch) wide. Compared to slicing cucumbers, pickling cucumbers are shorter, thicker, and less regular in shape, with a bumpy skin and tiny white or black dotted spines. The color can vary from creamy yellow to light or dark green.
Cucumber Cake
It is a cake made with cucumber as the main ingredient. Other ingredients may include typical cake ingredients such as flour, sugar, eggs, and leavening agents. It can be served as a dessert cake, and some versions are topped with icing.
Cucumber juice
It is the juice obtained by squeezing or pressing cucumbers. Cucumbers are 98% water.
Cucumber Yogurt Dip
It is a type of yogurt sauce that can be used as a dip or in salads. It is a mixture of freshly chopped cucumber, green chillies and dahi (yoghurt) along with chopped tomatoes and onions.
Cucumber Sandwich
The traditional cucumber sandwich is a crustless tea sandwich consisting of thin slices of cucumber sandwiched between two thin slices of lightly buttered white bread. The sandwich originated from the British colonists in India.
Cucumber Soda
Cucumber soda is a type of soda produced by several manufacturers, including Mr. Q Cumber. PepsiCo has launched an Iced Cucumber flavor in certain markets. This drink can also be made in a home soda machine.
Cucumber soup
It is a traditional soup of Poland and Lithuania. It is made from sour and salty cucumbers and potatoes. Sometimes, rice is used instead of potatoes.
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