To wonder why.. (brace yourself)

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Single cucumbers from the supermarket come wrapped in plastic.. but single courgettes don’t?

if you ask me.. courgettes have a slightly more fragile skin that cucumber.. so why the lack of protection?

I think they call them 'white turnips' so you know you're not getting a normal (yellow) one.

I remember a lot of aubergine clothing in the late 90s too. And aubergine lips.

It didn't work for my cat who was hounded by my kids with this experiment, trying both cucumber and COURGETTE (to use the correct word 😉) , I then had kids getting angry with the cat for not reacting as it should, according to YouTube. I repeatedly told them the cat could not possibly be scared as it thinks it's a snake, because our cat has never seen a snake so has no fear of one. Why would it? We live in Ireland, quite famously snake free. But no, apparently our cat was just stupid and no fun.

I once had to pick a vomity child up from camp because the leaders told them to help themselves to the "juice". The ditzy child didn't question that the "juice" was in a plastic squash bottle, rather than a juice carton and guzzled a couple of cups of the concentrate neat.
It did not agree with him.

The plastic definitely helps with removing decomposed cucumber juice from the fridge. I've learned not to buy them Nov-Feb as my salad-eating aspirations never match reality in the coldest months.

I pronounce it re-zoe-toe. Pasta is Pa-sta and Basil is Bay-zil. I probably pronounce them incorrectly as to the way other countries pronounce them.

We called the color aubergine, and I have always loved the color (but not on me).

The white one is the normal one. 😁

The yellow one isn't a turnip. It's a swede. 😂

I love swede, just mashed with pepper and lots of butter, it's heaven.

I once tried an American 'rutabaga' recipe and it was terrible. Had all sorts of unnecessary weird shit in it like black treacle and cinnamon, nutmeg or something. Massively disappointing compared to plain simple swede with butter and pepper. In my head now I really don't like Rutabaga, only swede even though they are the same thing.

"Rutabagas are generally larger, with yellowish-brown skin and sweet, earthy flesh, while turnips are smaller, with white and purple skin and a sharper, peppery flavor. Both belong to the Brassicaceae family, but rutabagas are a hybrid of turnips and cabbage." (From "Assist")

What's the Difference Between Turnips and Rutabagas?

Rutabaga vs. Turnip: Differences Between the Root Vegetables - 2025 - MasterClass

I love turnips and cabbage but have never had a rutabaga. Did not know they were a hybrid.

I came across both rutabaga and root beer in the same American children's book when quite small, and somehow assumed they were two words for the same thing.

Cabbage flavour fizzy drink. Yum.

I love cabbage and swede but am a bit meh about turnips. I wouldn't read too much into the cabbage hybrid thing. Swede/rutabaga looks and tastes nothing like a cabbage. It is indeed like a bigger, much sweeter turnip. If anything I'd say it has more in common with beetroot than cabbage. It's not leafy for a start.

have you ever had root beer though? It's grim. Like the water they give you to gargle and spit in the dentist. God knows what the flavour is supposed to be. 'Root' I suppose.

I meant from the perspective of a Scottish person.

Thank you! I plan on trying a couple of veggies I've read about on here but never tried. Parsnips and rutabagas both sound good! I love beets, turnips, and most other veggies (except squash/zucchini).

I grew up in a house where not many things outside of the "norm" were tried and I may be old now, but still young enough to want to try new foods. Growing up, we never had pizza, rice, fish and so many other foods. It would be easier to list what foods my Mom did serve. LOL!

Don't store your cucumber in the fridge and it will last much longer. I promise, it's a game-changer :)

UK absolutely is courgettes. Labelled as such in shops. Where do you live?

She lives in Australia.

As soon as I get a cucumber home, I take the plastic off as I find it lasts longer than if I keep it on

Bit rude! She called it a courgette because that's what it's called in the UK. Nothing strange about that! Typical Yank thinking everything revolves around them!

None of it should be packaged it’s mental

Not sure why you'd call a courgette a zucchini tbf

Cos this is the UK and we call them courgettes...😊

You can get unwrapped cucumbers in supermarkets but they are the very small ones. https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/sainsburys-midi-cucumber

She's Australian not a 'yank'.

Except it ‘just deserts’

Come on then @MegTheForgetfulCat and @ErrolTheDragon there's more posters replying to the Aussie poster now, come and have a go at them too, ya roasters.