Comments on: Cool as a Cucumber

By: Debabrata Das

Debabrata Das — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:12:15 +0000

Ow! that was a lovely, how about adding a tobascco sauce.

By: Norbert

Norbert — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:48:18 +0000

I just found your website and blog. Coming back home to Brazil after staying 3 years in Changsha, Hunan province, I already miss the food from there. The spicy hot chili dishes, the qiaoze varieties, the fish, the vegetable (the spicy fried eggplant, delish) and of course also the starters, peanuts, radish and cold cucumber with hoisin sauce.
I am already a fan of your site. Unfortunately over here, and i guess in the us as well you cannot find restaurants serving the “real” (if there is any) chinese cuisine. I already started planting my own chilies …

By: AppetiteforChina

AppetiteforChina — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 04:55:42 +0000

Cold dishes are awesome…some folks may get turned off by cold chicken’s feet and such, but cucumber is a universal crowd pleaser. I love it laced with Sichuan peppercorn. And shredded lettuce stems prepared almost the same way as your cucumber salad, with tons of garlic, is also delicious.

By: Kian

Kian — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:32:52 +0000

Michele, I use this recipe as a base for many of my cucumber salad variations. So go ahead and add other flavorings over it. I love spicing it up with Sichaun chili oil. Yum!

By: Michele

Michele — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:06:26 +0000

I’m going downstairs to buy a cucumber now! I might add a tiny bit of vinegar, though.

By: The Yummy Mummy Cooks Gourmet

The Yummy Mummy Cooks Gourmet — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:44:47 +0000

We missed you. Glad to have you back!

By: [eatingclub] vancouver || js

[eatingclub] vancouver || js — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:26:29 +0000

Ooh, simple and delicious at the same time. Have to try this with the long English I picked up the other day. Thanks!

By: Just Cook It

Just Cook It — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:15:04 +0000

Looks so refreshing – perfect with spicy food.