Japanese Cucumber Salad Recipe (Sunomono) - Sweet & Tangy (2024)

FAQs

Do you eat skin of Japanese cucumber? ›

Japanese cucumbers are mild and crunchy, with an unsweet melon-like flavor. The skins can also be eaten, although you could peel them in alternating green stripes for aesthetics.

Breaking down the word Sunomono, Su means vinegar and Mono means thing, so Sunomono would mean vinegar thing. This just typically means a dish is vinegar based.

Commodity Overview. The Japanese cucumber is 9 to 10 inches long and smaller in diameter than regular cucumbers. It has a bumpy skin and a milder flavor than regular cucumbers. It is available year-round.

The flesh varies in color from white to pale green and contains no developed seeds. Japanese cucumbers have a mild and refreshing, sweet, vegetal flavor with subtle melon-like, green nuances. The cucumbers also contain a less bitter taste than other cultivars, providing a more pleasant eating experience.

The texture of the seeds is minimal, so Japanese Cucumbers are considered seedless. It's also on the drier side compared to other cucumbers that can be very watery. This cucumber is used in a wide variety of delicious Japanese dishes and it's usually eaten raw.

Nutrients: Cucumbers provide few calories but a lot of vitamins and minerals. Cucumbers also have high water content. Cucumbers should be eaten unpeeled to enhance their nutritious value. The quantity of fibre, as well as key vitamins and minerals, is reduced when they are peeled.

Sunomono Salad with Kelp for Thyroid Support

A quick treat for a healthy thyroid, this cucumber and seaweed (kelp) salad is loaded with iodine and selenium, the essentials for a balanced hormone production in thyroid.

Buta means "pig" or "pork", and don is short for donburi, the Japanese word for "bowl". Butadon originated from the city of Obihiro, Japan.

Overview. Chūka (中華, short for 中華料理 chūka ryōri, literally "Chinese food") is the adjective for Japanese style "Chinese" dishes, or the restaurants in Japan which serve them.

Usually, cucurbitacin stays in the stem and leaves, but it can work its way into the fruit, causing bitter cucumbers. Cucumbers tend to grow bitter when the plant is under stress from inconsistent water, fluctuating temperatures or poor soil. The higher the level of the compound, the more bitter the fruit.

Do Japanese cucumbers taste different? ›

Japanese cucumbers can grow quite long, commonly being picked when they are at least 12 inches. Like other longer varieties, they are thin skinned and have minimal seeds. They are of the sweetest and most flavorful cucumbers.

The Japanese cucumber, AKA Kyuri, is a member of the Cucuritaceae family, one of the most important food plant families, which also includes melons, gourds, squashes and pumpkins. Japanese cucumbers are the fruit of a trailing and climbing plant yet they are often referred to as a vegetable and utilized as such.

Striped Armenian is one of the sweetest cucumbers. It has small seeds and thin skin. Though it looks like a cucumber, it is actually a melon—a species of Cucumis.

Harvest. Cucumbers will be ready to harvest seven to 10 days after flowering. It's important to harvest fruit at the proper time to maintain plant vigor.

If the cucumber tastes a bit bitter, it should be fine (and read the following tips on how to improve the taste). If the cucumber is very bitter and almost inedible, toss it because you may develop uncomfortable indigestion from the larger amount of compounds in the vegetable causing the bitterness.

Japanese cucumbers are an excellent source of vitamins K, A, and C, folic acid, potassium, and silica, which is a trace mineral that helps strengthen connective tissue. Japanese cucumbers in pickled form are an essential component in Japanese cuisine.

The best way to water Cucumbers is with a drip system or soaker hose, as this keeps the leaves dry and so reduces the chance of disease problems. If you must get the leaves wet, water in the morning, or early evening, so they have a chance to dry out quickly. You don't want the leaves to stay wet all night.