Cucumber TikTok trend blamed for hit to Iceland's supply
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One supermarket says demand has more than doubled, after viral videos promote unique recipes.
  • t�mEnglish
    2•4 months ago

    Ok, it’s time to spill those recipes; whose got’em?!

    • Klnsfw 🏳️‍🌈English
      6•4 months ago

      The TikTok trend is roughly as follows:

      • smash a cucumber and cut in chunks
      • add salt, mix and put in the fridge for a while to remove some water from the cucumber
      • rince
      • make a sauce with soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic, fresh ginger
      • add some topping, like green onions, sesame seed, wakame seeweed, pepper flakes, cilantro, crushed peanuts or whatever you like
      • @Hadriscus@lemm.eeEnglish
        1•4 months ago

        smash ? like, slap the wall with it ? I can’t picture what this means (thanks for the recipe)

        • Klnsfw 🏳️‍🌈English
          2•4 months ago

          Maybe smash isn’t the right word (I’m not a native English speaker).

          You put the cucumber on a cutting board, lay a large knife flat on it and strike the flat of the blade with the underside of your fist.

        • tiredofsametab
          2•4 months ago

          In Japan, we just smack them with something like a rolling pin, butt of a knife, etc.

    • TomAwsmEnglish
      4•4 months ago

      Cut cucumber in thin slices and put in a bowl. Mix the following: 2 tablespoons of water 2 tablespoons of vinegar (preferably apple cider) 1 tablespoon of sugar 0.5 teaspoon of salt 0.25 teaspoon of pepper

      Pour it over the cucumber slices and leave it alone for 10-15 minutes.