Category Archives: Cucumber

Cucumber with homemade black bean garlic sauce

Posted on September 29, 2012 by TastyAsia

Cucumbers are almost always eaten raw here in the United States. In China, however, they’re almost always cooked, either stir-fried or boiled (as in this recipe). Cooking them gives them a rounder and more subtle flavor, but they still taste … Continue reading →

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Cucumbers with fermented black beans and doubanjiang

Posted on September 2, 2012 by TastyAsia

This dish contrasts the fresh, light taste of cucumbers with the more umami flavors of fermented black beans (douchi, 豆豉) and spicy bean paste (la doubanjiang, 辣豆瓣酱). In the United States we’re not used to cooking our cucumbers, but in China cucumbers are … Continue reading →

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