Vegetable
Cucumber
About This Entry
Cucumber is a cool, watery salad staple — tzatziki, gazpacho, and sushi favor crisp whites, rosé, and light sparkling.
Wine Pairing Explanation
Primary wine styles
Alternative wine styles
Common Culinary Uses
- dill
- tomato
At a Glance
Group
Green Vegetables
Classification
Vegetables
Culinary role
primary
Scientific name
Cucumis sativus
Scientific Classification
- Display name
- Cucumber
- Classification
- Vegetables
- Group
- Green Vegetables
- Scientific name
- Cucumis sativus
Taxonomy
- Culinary role
- primary
- Plant part
- fruit vegetable
- Texture
- crisp
- Moisture class
- high
- Flavor intensity
- mild
- Seasonality
- summer