20 Interesting Facts About Cucumbers

Most of us eat cucumbers in one form or another, and in general, you see, it is difficult to imagine a fresh salad without this vegetable. In addition, cucumber is actively used in folk medicine, and everyone knows its ability to rejuvenate the skin and nourish it with useful substances. Some cosmetic preparations are made from cucumbers, but their main purpose, of course, is to be eaten. They are widely used in the cuisine of various countries, even very distant and exotic ones. What do you know about Cucumbers? We will tell you 20 interesting facts about him, and if you have something to add, be sure to leave your comment under this post!

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Facts About Cucumbers

1. Botanists have established that cucumbers and melons once descended from a common ancestor.
2. In the Latin American country of Ecuador, a special variety of cucumbers is grown, which grows to the size of a squash. But Ecuadorian zucchini, by contrast, are similar in size to ordinary cucumbers.
3. Young cucumber fruits are often covered with thorns, which serve to remove excess moisture. In the early morning, a drop of dew appears at the end of each spike.
4. Cucumbers are about 95-97% water.
5. In remote Pacific islands, cucumbers are treated like a real delicacy. Aboriginal cucumbers are wrapped in banana leaves and buried in the ground, thus making supplies in case of a storm or crop failure.
6. In the wild, cucumbers are found, with rare exceptions, only where they came from at all - at the foot of the Himalayas.
7. The famous Egyptian queen Cleopatra claimed that she owes her beauty to cucumbers. She ate them almost daily.
8. Christopher Columbus included fresh and pickled cucumbers in the diet of sailors on his travels to protect them from scurvy. There are more vitamins in fresh, but salty ones are stored longer, which is especially important on long voyages.
9. The ancient Egyptians placed cucumbers in the tombs of their pharaohs along with other valuable gifts.
10. A cucumber mask is one of the easiest and most effective ways to get rid of puffiness and improve complexion.
11. For the first time, the cucumber appeared in culture more than 6 thousand years ago.
12. Humanity has been eating cucumbers since the time of the Mesopotamian civilization - four and a half thousand years. And for the first time, they began to grow cucumbers as a culture in ancient India.
13. The ancient Romans, thousands of years ago, cultivated cucumbers in their greenhouses all year round, and salted them in barrels for the winter. It was they who built the world's first cucumber greenhouses.
14. French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was also a big fan of cucumbers. He even promised a solid reward to anyone who would invent a way to store these vegetables on long military campaigns.
15. The Bible refers to the cucumber as the "vegetable of Egypt."
16. One kilogram of fresh cucumbers contains only about 150 calories.
17. Arab breeders from the UAE have developed a square variety of cucumbers. They are easier and easier to transport over long distances. By the way, square watermelons in Japan were bred for the same purpose.
18. One plant can grow from 25 to 125 cucumbers.
19. July 27 is International Cucumber Day.
20. If the cucumbers have not received enough moisture, the fruit may be bitter after ripening.