Cucumbers - Facts for Kids

Cooking & Eating

There are hundreds of different ways to turn cucumbers into pickles around the world.

Some fancy restaurants serve cucumber ice cream as a special summer treat!

The crunchiness of a cucumber comes from special plant cells filled with water!

Some people make cucumber bread by replacing zucchini with cucumber in zucchini bread recipes!

Cucumbers can be grilled, baked, fried, or even turned into juice!

The best temperature to store cucumbers is around 50°F.

You can make cucumber noodles called "coodles" using a special tool called a spiralizer!

Cucumbers taste the freshest — crisp, juicy, and flavorful — when you eat them just a day or two after picking them!