Some vegetable crops produce bitter fruit during the heat of the summer. Cucumber is one of the most likely to do so. Most people are repulsed by this bitterness, but some apparently don’t taste it.

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 ...

Following these tips won't leave a bad taste in your mouth. There's nothing more refreshing than a cucumber. I mean, there’s a reason why the phrase “as cool as a cucumber” exists; cukes may just be ...

A: Bitterness in cucumbers is caused by cucurbitacins. Cucurbitacins are compounds normally found in the leaves, stems and roots of the cucumber plant. The cucurbitacins spread from the vegetative ...

My dad called me a few weeks ago with a cucumber question. His vines were growing well, looked healthy and had a lot of flowers, but he could see only one tiny cucumber. He had noticed that he doesn’t ...