What is the difference between cucumber and English cucumber?!
Answers: Which countries grow English cucumbers?
english cukes are long and thin..are not tough and mostly seedless.
cucumbers for salads are about 5-7 inches sometimes very thick. they can be hard and bitter if picked to early.
pickling cukes are small 3-5 inches and make great pickles and are also good on salads.
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Like the last person answered, English cucumbers are long and thin. They are also sweeter than the others you'll find in the supermarket. They are what I prefer on salads and to eat plain because there's no 'bite' from the taste of them.
The English cucumber is seedless and therefore, is less irritating to the stomach/intestines ( gas ).