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minoanmissSo I tried something I saw on the Internet
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/T_Gd1MVtU_g?feature=share
This channel is kind of "cooking with the Buddha who makes dick jokes"
Anyway, the cucumber cut looks fascinating so I tried it. Two chopsticks go alongside the cucumber. Cut down to the chopsticks at 1/2 or 1/4 inch intervals. turn the cucumber over. repeat the cuts. The cucumber, especially once salted and drained, will expand into a sort of mesh spiral thing that not only looks pretty but absorbs flavor.
This works best on 1-inch thick mini cucumbers, and it takes a little practice. The cucumber must be turned 180 degrees between the sets of cuts. Less or more and it comes apart into wedge-slice-things.
I decided not to salt the cucumbers because I have found they get too salty, so instead I made the dressing with as little water as possible (citric acid and lime zest instead of vinegar and raw sugar instead of honey) and I hope the cucumber juice hydrates the dressing but doesn't flood it. Cooking is an adventure! We'll see tonight how my salad comes out.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/T_Gd1MVtU_g?feature=share
This channel is kind of "cooking with the Buddha who makes dick jokes"
Anyway, the cucumber cut looks fascinating so I tried it. Two chopsticks go alongside the cucumber. Cut down to the chopsticks at 1/2 or 1/4 inch intervals. turn the cucumber over. repeat the cuts. The cucumber, especially once salted and drained, will expand into a sort of mesh spiral thing that not only looks pretty but absorbs flavor.
This works best on 1-inch thick mini cucumbers, and it takes a little practice. The cucumber must be turned 180 degrees between the sets of cuts. Less or more and it comes apart into wedge-slice-things.
I decided not to salt the cucumbers because I have found they get too salty, so instead I made the dressing with as little water as possible (citric acid and lime zest instead of vinegar and raw sugar instead of honey) and I hope the cucumber juice hydrates the dressing but doesn't flood it. Cooking is an adventure! We'll see tonight how my salad comes out.
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Date: 2025-01-15 05:21 pm (UTC)You can cut that kind of a mesh pattern into many different substances. It's often used to create a mesh top crust for pies, instead of weaving it out of strips of dough. And I've seen paper or wood cut like that.
I don't like cucumbers, but I've seen it done with carrots.
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Date: 2025-01-15 07:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-01-15 11:38 pm (UTC)