Essential in salads and mixed with plain yogurt, a godsend when eating a hot curry! And a must in salsas!
The English word “cucumber” comes from the Latin name cucumis. The Bohemian agyrka, German Gurke, Greek aggouria, and our word “gherkin,” meaning a small cucumber pickle, all trace back to an old Aryan word. Sometimes today [...]
Spicy Mango & Cucumber Salad
Can’t get mangoes out of my mind, it seems. They are in season right now (though we get them all year round these days, they come from far away places like Australia, Israel and South America) This recipe I wrote in my book back in 1981, and it seems that [...]