Cucumbers

The cucumber is a fruit of the same plant family (Cucurbits) with plants producing melon, watermelon and fruit kolokythi.Einai annual plant of cucumber (Cucumis sativus) which crawls and anarrichatai.I origins are from India where cultivated 3,000 years ago. He was also known in ancient Greece and the Romans. Then spread to the rest of Europe.

On the same plant are male and female flowers. The leaves are hairy and have up to 5 lobes. The cucumber is elongate, cylindrical, externally and green light green to white internally.

Eaten either plain or in salads and it is the main ingredient in Greek salad and tzatziki. Also used in various beauty creams.

Has few vitamins, especially C, B1, B2 and vitamin A is in the peel.

The cucumber is grown outdoors in the summer and the remaining time in greenhouses, because they are sensitive to cold. The high temperature and humidity favor the.

In recent years created different varieties of cucumber. So from cucumber known public figure with long sold the piece went into smaller cucumbers sold by the kilo. There is also a variety with very small fruit preserved in vinegar pickles called gherkins.

In Crete, a variety of cucumber, which is rarely found in markets, called xylangouro. It has the shape of a melon, pale green and is capped with a light cloth. The flesh is firmer than the common cucumber and extremely delicious.