Why does my cucumber taste bitter?!


Question: Why does my cucumber taste bitter!?
I bought two cukes from safeway lastweek and I peeled on to eat it and it tastes a little bitter!. Should I stop eating it!? Has it gone bad, or is it just bitter!?
also the end piece I ate was the most bitter!.!.!. the rest aren't very bitter!.Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
cucumbers turn bitter if they don't get enough water!. we grew them 2 years ago and had a drought and those things were nasty and we had to throw the whole crop out!.

also if they are too young or too old they turn bitter!. are they very large!? if so, they probably were left on ther vine to long!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

cut the two ends of it of about 2 to 3 cm and roll those pieces in circular motion on the cut area of the cucumber!.!.!.fr abt say 2 to3 mins!.!.!.der wil be some thing milky white coming frm the cut portion wipe it and den eat it !.!.ur cucumber wont taste bitter!.!.!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

there is nothing wrong with your cucumbers, they are just bitter!. It can happen to anyone and its impossible to tell from the outside of the plantWww@FoodAQ@Com

Bring them back!. Do not eat!!Www@FoodAQ@Com





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