Cucumber sandwiches WTF??

peanuthead

I was listening to the radio yesterday and it reminded me of something that I had always wondered... why are they considered so fecking posh?? They're like the cheapest sandwich filling EVER!!!!

We used to get these going to primary school for that exact reason. Our teachers were probably talking about us in the staff room, lol saying "who do they think they are" When in fact we were too poor for anything else!! ha!

BTW, we later upgraded to chicken and ham paste in a jar - I see you can still get these, ha!

phasers

Sandwiches? Oh la di da... I got a penguin bar and some tap water.

And that had to do me a week!

jester77

cucumber's are the most vile tasting food known to man, don't know how anyone can eat them *gags*

My name is URL

There's only 2 good uses for cucumbers, and eating them isn't one of them

madma

the thoughts of one of those sandwiches is making me violently ill

TheZohanS

My name is URL wrote: »

There's only 2 good uses for cucumbers, and eating them isn't one of them

And always heat them up first.

slipss

jester77 wrote: »

cucumber's are the most vile tasting food known to man, don't know how anyone can eat them *gags*

Man, trust me on this, never eat cactus, the're like cucumber times a million, a super cucumber if you will.

tman

I have cucumber in pretty much all of my sandwiches.
Just a plain cucumber sambo would be too plebian for my tastes though... About as posh as posh spice, ha!

peanuthead

Ha and you know what my brother never ate them, we would find them in the end of his bag and my mam said to him one day "Why aren't you eating your lunch? Have you an eating disorder?" And he said "No, they're just fcuking horrible!"

I remember liking them though, but posh is about the last word I would ever use to describe them.

RATM

They were considered very posh back in the old days. In Wildes 'The Importance of being Earnest' one of the characters remarks that they wouldnt eat any other type of sambo. The play is a satire of english aristocracy at the time.

I dont think they are really considered posh these days though.

citizen_p

never liked cucumber,,....too watery....and make things soggy

i like tomatoes though.....but i somtimes takeout all the pips and seeds inside

longshanks

jester77 wrote: »

cucumber's are the most vile tasting food known to man, don't know how anyone can eat them *gags*

they just taste a bit watery, no big deal in fairness
most vile tasting food known to man would have to be tripe. the taste, look, texture and smell of carpet boiled in piss

IvySlayer

Yeah and now someone's going to say triangular sandwiches taste better than square ones...

phasers

IvySlayer wrote: »

Yeah and now someone's going to say triangular sandwiches taste better than square ones...

That's true actually

peanuthead

IvySlayer wrote: »

Yeah and now someone's going to say triangular sandwiches taste better than square ones...

Well actually they do

IvySlayer

phasers wrote: »

That's true actually

NO IT'S NOT!

:mad:

phasers

IvySlayer wrote: »

NO IT'S NOT!

:mad:

Ah but it is

IvySlayer

phasers wrote: »

Ah but it is

It simply isn't my boy, girl, whatever you call yourself these days.

rizzee

+1 on triangles

Soul Cake Duck

longshanks wrote: »

they just taste a bit watery, no big deal in fairness
most vile tasting food known to man would have to be tripe. the taste, look, texture and smell of carpet boiled in piss

Actually only one in five (or something) can get the real taste of cucumber which is vile...to those that can't it’s that water taste you speak of...

Agricola

I love a good cucumber...........................(Tee Hee Hee etc etc)

mud

I was told that a 'proper' cucumber sambo involved dipping the cucumber in salt before applying to the slice of bread.

am, yeurrrgghh

longshanks

Supercroc wrote: »

Actually only one in five (or something) can get the real taste of cucumber which is vile...to those that can't it’s that water taste you speak of...

well i did not know that. todays lesson has been much appreciated, cheers

genericguy

cucumber sandwiches are the reason i avoid any work conferences/seminars etc. like the plague. anything science related that offers a sandwich lunch is the devil.

fcuk you, cucumbers.

Daisy03

Supercroc wrote: »

Actually only one in five (or something) can get the real taste of cucumber which is vile...to those that can't it’s that water taste you speak of...

I heard that too. My biology teacher also said that whether or not you can taste it is genetic.

RoyalMarine

i love cucumber sambo's.

thick white bread, ham, grated cheese,cucumber and some piccalilli smeared all over it.

sex in a lunch box.

niceirishfella

jester77 wrote: »

cucumber's are the most vile tasting food known to man, don't know how anyone can eat them *gags*

no, that would be gerkins, I hate them fookers.:rolleyes:

kowloon

RoyalMarineComm wrote: »

i love cucumber sambo's.

thick white bread, ham, grated cheese,cucumber and some piccalilli smeared all over it.

sex in a lunch box.

You sir, are worse than Hitler .

GLaDOS

Supercroc wrote: »

Actually only one in five (or something) can get the real taste of cucumber which is vile...to those that can't it’s that water taste you speak of...

Mendelian genetics ftw! Don't know of the statistics, but the ability to taste phenylthiocarbamide is one of those things you have or don't. Apparently the phenylthiocarbamide gives it a very bitter taste which is pretty horrible. Just tastes like soggy nothingness to me, hate it all the same.


Some information garnered form wikipedia and therefore subject to being completely wrong

RoyalMarine

kowloon wrote: »

You sir, are worse than Hitler .

wow.

GLaDOS

kowloon wrote: »

You sir, are worse than Hitler .

And Godwin's law completes its mystical dance

Mint Sauce

My name is URL wrote: »

There's only 2 good uses for cucumbers, and eating them isn't one of them

whats the other use for

GLaDOS

irish-stew wrote: »

whats the other use for

Cucumber fight!

Soul Cake Duck

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Mendelian genetics ftw! Don't know of the statistics, but the ability to taste phenylthiocarbamide is one of those things you have or don't. Apparently the phenylthiocarbamide gives it a very bitter taste which is pretty horrible. Just tastes like soggy nothingness to me, hate it all the same.


Some information garnered form wikipedia and therefore subject to being completely wrong

That's what I said!! My one in five is probably very wrong as well!

peanuthead

RoyalMarineComm wrote: »

i love cucumber sambo's.

thick white bread, ham, grated cheese,cucumber and some piccalilli smeared all over it.

sex in a lunch box.

No but I'm talking just bread, butter and cucumber.

WeeBushy

Plain ol cucumber sandwiches are actually really nice. Thought it was the craziest idea until I tasted one, lovely stuff.

Vagante

Cucumber is really gorgeous in a sandwich with philadelphia Cheese and a bit of salt-more for the summer though!

SV

ScienceNerd wrote: »

And Godwin's law completes its mystical dance

lmao @ mystical dance..
that's brilliant

Voltex

funny how some people describe their food dislikes in such violent manner " Viel food..or most disgusting food ever...or violently ill....I hate them fookers...fcuk you, cucumbers. "

How bout just sayin "I dont like cucumber":rolleyes:

nibtrix

kowloon wrote: »

You sir, are worse than Hitler .

RoyalMarineComm wrote: »

wow.

Flavour country?

nice1franko

A cucumber samidge can be a surprisingly clean and refreshing bite to eat.

Cucumber and cheese samidges are delicious.

iguana

Voltex wrote: »

funny how some people describe their food dislikes in such violent manner " Viel food..or most disgusting food ever...or violently ill....I hate them fookers...fcuk you, cucumbers. "

How bout just sayin "I dont like cucumber":rolleyes:

Because if you can actually taste what cucumbers taste like you would know that they really are poisonous tasting and they defile anything they touch. I can't eat anything that a cucumber has touched as the nasty, nasty taste of death has covered it.

Voltex

are they a fruit or vegi?

Vagante

Really cant agree-they taste very sweet but like a lot of veggies noadays its difficult to get a really nice one unless its organic

To The North

they have their very own wikipedia page that explains they were not very nutritious, so only rich folks could afford to waste their money eating food that had no point: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucumber_sandwich

basically a way to show off how much monies you had back in the day!

i personally lived on lettuce & miracle whip sandwiches when i was in school.

To The North

peanuthead wrote: »

BTW, we later upgraded to chicken and ham paste in a jar - I see you can still get these, ha!

were those the tiny jars with pinkish spread inside them?? i loved that stuff!!

ejmaztec

All sandwiches are posh if one cuts the crusts orf.

locum-motion

longshanks wrote: »

they just taste a bit watery, no big deal in fairness
most vile tasting food known to man would have to be tripe. the taste, look, texture and smell of carpet boiled in piss

Supercroc wrote: »

Actually only one in five (or something) can get the real taste of cucumber which is vile...to those that can't it’s that water taste you speak of...

Daisy03 wrote: »

I heard that too. My biology teacher also said that whether or not you can taste it is genetic.

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Mendelian genetics ftw! Don't know of the statistics, but the ability to taste phenylthiocarbamide is one of those things you have or don't. Apparently the phenylthiocarbamide gives it a very bitter taste which is pretty horrible. Just tastes like soggy nothingness to me, hate it all the same.


Some information garnered form wikipedia and therefore subject to being completely wrong

Voltex wrote: »

funny how some people describe their food dislikes in such violent manner " Viel food..or most disgusting food ever...or violently ill....I hate them fookers...fcuk you, cucumbers. "

How bout just sayin "I dont like cucumber":rolleyes:

iguana wrote: »

Because if you can actually taste what cucumbers taste like you would know that they really are poisonous tasting and they defile anything they touch. I can't eat anything that a cucumber has touched as the nasty, nasty taste of death has covered it.

Now, I dunno where I got this, but I thought the chemical responsible was propylthiouracil, not phenylthiocarbamide. Either way, you're all sort of correct, in a way.
There is a vile tasting chemical present in cucumber, and it transfers quite easily onto other foods that a cut cucumber touches.
Whether or not one has the ability to taste said chemical is genetic.
Current thinking is that about 25% of the population each are non-tasters and supertasters, while the remaining 50% are partial tasters.
This explains why to some people cucumber tastes like water, to some it tastes completely vile (and I'm one of them; Jesus, I can't describe how vile it tastes) and some people fall somewhere in the middle.

EDIT: Just Wikipedia'd both chemicals, and (assuming W is right), I was wrong and ScienceNerd was right.

DubLass

Cucumber cottage cheese and mayo mmmmmmmmm

kleefarr

peanuthead wrote: »

I was listening to the radio yesterday and it reminded me of something that I had always wondered... why are they considered so fecking posh?? They're like the cheapest sandwich filling EVER!!!!

We used to get these going to primary school for that exact reason. Our teachers were probably talking about us in the staff room, lol saying "who do they think they are" When in fact we were too poor for anything else!! ha!

BTW, we later upgraded to chicken and ham paste in a jar - I see you can still get these, ha!

I think the main reason why people think that they are 'posh' is due to the fact that landed gentry used to eat them during the hot summer months, as they were a cooling snack.

iguana

locum-motion wrote: »

Now, I dunno where I got this, but I thought the chemical responsible was propylthiouracil, not phenylthiocarbamide.

Propylthiouracil is a drug for hyperthyroidism. Phenylthiocarbamide, also known as phenylthiourea, is what flavours cucumbers.