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Reece Latron uses a tractor’s mower attachment to carry baskets of greens harvested from Amy’s Organic Garden in Charles City, VA, on Thursday, May 5, 2011, in preparation for a farmer’s market tomorrow. The farm also participates with Fall Line Farms a local food cooperative in the Richmond, VA area that offers a wide variety of household food staples and specialty items on an ever changing inventory of fruits, vegetables, meats, soaps, eggs, cheeses, flowers, honey, pastas, sauces, syrups, baked goods, mushrooms, flour and grains. Suppliers post what they have on a Lulus Local Food online listing and customers can make their selection. Every Thursday suppliers deliver orders to, one of several pick-up points, designated by the customers in or around the Richmond area. USDA Photos by Lance Cheung.

It will be bitter? / ¿Amargará?
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Aniés, Huesca (Spain).

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ENGLISH
The cucumber (Cucumis sativus) is a widely cultivated plant in the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, which includes squash, and in the same genus as the muskmelon.

Having an enclosed seed and developing from a flower, cucumbers are scientifically classified as fruits. Much like tomatoes and squash, however, their sour-bitter flavor contributes to cucumbers being perceived, prepared and eaten as vegetables. Still, "vegetable" is a purely culinary term, and there is no conflict in classifying cucumber as both a fruit and a vegetable.

There appears to be variability in the human olfactory response to cucumbers, with the majority of people reporting a mild, almost watery flavor or a light melon taste, while a small but vocal minority report a highly repugnant taste, some say almost perfume like. The presence of the organic compound phenylthiocarbamide is believed to cause the bitter taste.

The cucumber is believed to be native to India, and evidence indicates that it has been cultivated in Western Asia for 3,000 years. The cucumber is also listed among the foods of ancient Ur and the legend of Gilgamesh describes people eating cucumbers. Some sources also state that it was produced in ancient Thrace, and it is certainly part of modern cuisine in Bulgaria and Turkey, parts of which make up that ancient state. From India, it spread to Greece (where it was called “vilwos”) and Italy (where the Romans were especially fond of the crop), and later into China. The fruit is mentioned twice in the Bible (Numbers 11:5 and Isaiah 1:8). It’s appearance in the book of Numbers shows it as having been freely available in Egypt, even to the enslaved Israelites.

More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucumber

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CASTELLANO
Cucumis sativus, el pepino, es el fruto de una planta herbácea anual de la familia de las cucurbitáceas. La planta posee grandes hojas verdes formando un dosel sobre los frutos, que nacen de brotes laterales en las axilas de éstas. Emite zarcillos, por lo que se la puede guiar por una espaldera o dejarla crecer sobre el suelo de forma rastrera. Los tallos, gruesos y espinosos están divididos en nudos de los que nace un zarcillo y una hoja.

Se emplea con frecuencia crudo en las diversas cocinas del mundo como un ingrediente ensalada, aunque existen platos en el norte de Europa conocidos como sopas de pepino que son muy populares. El pepino es frecuentemente tratado como un encurtido para su envase y preservación. Es un potente hidratante cutaneo gracias, entre otros, a sus vitaminas B y C, y por ello usado en diversas mascarillas o productos hidratantes para la piel.

Se cultiva desde desde hace más de 1.000 años A.C. Aunque se piensa que es oriundo de la India, su cultivo se ha extendido tanto que es difícil determinar su procedencia. Ya formaba parte de la gastronomía griega (con el nombre de "sikuos") y romana. Según cita Plinio, nunca faltaba entre los platos servidos al emperador Tiberio. Hoy en día, es un ingrediente típico en las ensaladas mediterráneas y su variante encurtida un popular aperitivo. Fueron los romanos quienes lo introdujeron en Europa y los españoles quienes lo llevaron a América.

Más info: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucumis_sativus

California – Yountville: Mustards Grill – Ahi Tuna Crackers
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Ahi Tuna Crackers with wasabi creme fraiche and soy vinaigrette at Mustards Grill.

Mustard’s Grill, located at 7399 St. Helena Highway in Yountville, was the first restaurant to introduce high end New American cuisine to Napa Valley when it was opened in 1983 by Cindy Pawlcyn. Over the years, with its mix of American regional dishes with global influences and a list of "way too many wines", it has blossomed into a culinary destination. The cozy, country-style roadside grill was named after the wild mustard flowers that bloom in the vineyards every spring, helping to nourish the soil. Mustards features an on-premise organic garden has blossomed into two fully planted acres and provides 20-percent of the restaurant’s produce year-round.

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