Have you ever wondered why one specific type of produce, the English cucumber, is packaged differently from almost every other fruit or vegetable in an American grocery store? Or why these coddled ...

Drinking cucumber water every day may offer multiple health benefits—providing hydration, supporting skin health, protecting your heart, and more. Here's what to know about this nutritious beverage.

The bitterness in cucumbers (and some other vegetables like zucchini) comes from cucurbitacin, a chemical the plants produce as a defense against environmental stress and wildlife. In the wild, the ...

Logan Moffitt is the cucumber king of TikTok. In the first of his mesmerizing cucumber salads to go viral, he begins by saying, “Sometimes you need to eat an entire cucumber,” and then proceeds to ...

A salmonella outbreak tied to cucumbers from Florida was larger than initially indicated, sickening 449 people across 31 states and D.C., public health officials revealed this week. The Centers for ...

Sliced, marinated cucumber salads are a staple in many Asian cultures. The internet is going crazy for a simple salad that uses an entire cucumber sliced, assembled and eaten directly from a clear ...

A new salmonella outbreak involving cucumbers has led to another recall as investigators work to determine just how many were distributed in the U.S. The outbreak is linked to the same grower whose ...

The frozen-cucumber hack has taken over TikTok over the last month. The trend involves freezing a cucumber and applying it to the skin in order to reduce redness and puffiness. While the hack isn't ...

I love cucumbers. Refrigerator pickles? A critical kitchen necessity. Chinese cucumber stir fry? A simple but surprising triumph. Tzatziki on everything? One of my greatest joys. Alas, my love is but ...