JAPANESE CUCUMBERS

Description

THERE ARE A FEW CUCUMBER VARIETIES GROWN IN THAILAND.

AMONG THEM IS THIS JAPANESE VARIETY, WHICH IS USED IN SUSHI PRODUCTION, PICKLES, SALADS OR FOR MANY OTHER DISHES.

NOWADAYS THERE ARE EATEN FRESHLY PICKLED, ON A BAMBOO STICK AS WHOLE IN JAPAN.

THE CUCUMBERS ARE VERY THIN AND NOT TOO LONG, WITH A SMOOTH SKIN, BUT HARDER SKIN THE THEIR EUROPEAN VARIETIES.

THE CUCUMBERS ARE SANITISED, PUT IN BAGS AND THEN PRE-COOLED, AFTERWARDS SHIPPED IN PAPER CARTONS.

AVAILABILITY: NEARLY ALL YEAR.

SCIENTIFIC NAME: CUCUMIS SATIVUS.