Cucumbers are eaten in different ways across the country and by various ethnic groups. The three most common methods are: pickled cucumbers; cold-dressed cucumbers; and stir-fried cucumbers. Some people also eat them raw, washed and eaten like a fruit, but most households primarily eat them cold-dressed.
In fact, the best way to eat them is "cold-dressed cucumbers."
The method is: first, wash the cucumber thoroughly and peel it. Slice it thinly with a knife and marinate it with a moderate amount of salt for half an hour. Then, squeeze out the brine and dress it with sugar, cooked vegetable oil, or sesame oil. If you like spicy food, you can also use chili oil, soy sauce, and aromatic vinegar. Eating them this way can also stimulate the appetite, relieve bloating, and help reduce internal heat.
Once cucumbers are pickled, they contain tannic acid. Regular consumption of pickled cucumbers can help people with low blood pressure increase their blood pressure and prevent illness. [China Cuisine]
Furthermore, eating raw cucumbers, about 250-300 grams daily, has a significant effect on weight loss. It can also reduce edema, quench thirst, detoxify, and clear heat. The cucumber peel can be used to treat a sore throat, scanty and yellowish urine, red and sore eyes, dizziness, and summer heat-related vexation. Therefore, cucumbers can be considered one of the best therapeutic vegetables, with additional benefits for beauty.Tips:
Cucumbers contain an enzyme that breaks down vitamin C, which can destroy the abundant vitamin C found in other vegetables. Tomatoes are a typical vegetable rich in vitamin C. If the two are eaten together, the vitamin C absorbed from the tomatoes is broken down by the enzyme in the cucumbers, failing to achieve the nutritional supplement effect.