Cucumbers, the phallic melon which takes pride of place displayed proudly in the fresh food section in supermarkets around the world are without doubt a truly amazing fruit. Everyone has their own personal experiences and when I think of cucumbers I almost always associate them with Pekin duck. The match between the Pekin duck, crispy skin, hoisin sauce, shallot, and cucumber, wrapped in a Chinese pancake is outstanding! And, what about pickled cucumbers… The pickling of this fruit is what makes cucumbers universally famous. The fast-food chain McDonalds would not have been such a success if it wasn’t for sliced pickles – that’s what I reckon anyway. What would a McDonald’s restaurant be without sliced cucumber randomly flung and stuck to the…
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