Cucumber sandwiches WTF??

Mint Sauce · 14-11-2009 06:38PM

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 · 14-11-2009 06:39PM

irish-stew wrote: »

whats the other use for

Cucumber fight!

Soul Cake Duck · 14-11-2009 07:20PM

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 · 14-11-2009 07:43PM

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 · 14-11-2009 07:51PM

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

Vagante · 14-11-2009 09:24PM

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

SV · 14-11-2009 09:38PM

ScienceNerd wrote: »

And Godwin's law completes its mystical dance

lmao @ mystical dance..
that's brilliant

Voltex · 14-11-2009 10:03PM

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 · 14-11-2009 10:08PM

kowloon wrote: »

You sir, are worse than Hitler .

RoyalMarineComm wrote: »

wow.

Flavour country?

nice1franko · 14-11-2009 10:08PM

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

Cucumber and cheese samidges are delicious.

iguana · 14-11-2009 10:35PM

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 · 14-11-2009 10:38PM

are they a fruit or vegi?

Vagante · 14-11-2009 11:02PM

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 · 14-11-2009 11:07PM

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 · 14-11-2009 11:08PM

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 · 15-11-2009 12:13AM

All sandwiches are posh if one cuts the crusts orf.

locum-motion · 15-11-2009 12:21AM

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 · 15-11-2009 12:24AM

Cucumber cottage cheese and mayo mmmmmmmmm

kleefarr · 15-11-2009 12:32AM

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 · 15-11-2009 12:45AM

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.

fruglo · 15-11-2009 01:33AM

as for me, I'm allergic to cucumbers :rolleyes:

Seren_ · 15-11-2009 02:21AM

Personally, I always thought of cucumber sandwiches as having a different meaning....

GLaDOS · 15-11-2009 02:23AM

locum-motion wrote: »

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

:cool:

In fairness, doesn't really matter what the chemical is :P

peanuthead · 15-11-2009 02:41AM

To The North wrote: »

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

Yep thats them ... baby food jars is what they resembled.

If you're as mad about them as you say you are ... 69c in Tesco ftw

Ollchailin · 15-11-2009 12:56PM

God I actually feel nauseous just reading this thread. People who can't actually really taste cucumber don't understand how awful it is. I always ask in a restaurant if there is cucumber in their side salads because if it comes into contact with anything on the plate it's totally ruined.

I know people might think that's an over-reaction but it's the most disgusting taste, seriously. Even the smell of it if people around me are eating it puts me off my food. I cannot STAND the stuff, it ruins everything in it's path!!!

iguana · 15-11-2009 01:52PM

How do the other cucumber haters feel about melon? I normally quite like it but if it is under-ripe it has that nasty cucumber taste. Especially stripey watermelons, they can be really cucumbery.