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?

They just look all plump and delicious in the shop then squidgy and mouldy the minute you get them home.

I prefer dwarf cucumbers that I grow myself.
No plastic,
Sainsbury's sell dwarf cucumbers and put them in plastic boxes rather than shrink wrap. And they're tasteless.

Shall I start a new thread on whether AIBU to expect people to use Zucchini rather than Courgette?
No courgette emoji, only aubergine.
Or eggplant.
I want some ratatouille now.

Husbands cousin is a Dutch farmer. Using the plastic massively increases the shelf life of the vegetable (I think due to particular high water content) in comparison to say courgettes. I appreciate it's seen as rubbish to have plastic but less wasteful than the increased food spoilage

@squishee - Not only that... Here in Aus, confectionery items are called lollies and bedding is called Manchester.

Manchester?! That's brilliant, I've had a quick google , presumably because it used to be the king of cotton?

I've learned quite a lot on this thread

Well I never! I didn't know that! Wish my step father was here though knowing him he would have known that already! Thank you.. I've learnt a new thing today!!

Sorry, you are right. It's 'just deserts' (pronounced like 'desserts') from to deserve. Must get my idioms right!😣Many thanks!

I wonder if it's something to do with how permeable the skin is. I remember watching something on the telly years ago where they explained they wrapped cucumbers because the water evaporates through the skin. Maybe courgette skin is thicker(?)/different so they don't dry out as much and therefore don't need to be wrapped?

But you take the plastic OFF if you want it to last longer

Not being American I would never say zucchini 

WillIEverBeOk
Genuinely had to google that word too. Its like a completely different language is spoken on here!

And yes, its eggplant.

Ummm NO its an aubergine 🍆

All this talk of eggplant and aubergines.
There was a shop in my town that had a display of veg on sale... they had small aubergines there and they were labelled as "garden eggs".

I've never heard an American put an "r" in pasta.

Because in the UK they are called courgettes, not zucchini, and we also these 🍆 aubergines not egg plants.

The way I would say parsta is identical to pahsta, which is maybe a better descriptor of the US pronunciation.

I've never heard anyone put an "r" in pasta- (or call Bach "Bark")

I'm guessing people are talking about the invisible "r" non-rhotic people write to indicate a different sound from the vowel before it. Pawsta. Bawk.

It always confuses us rhotic speakers.

Agreed.

And we say cilantro for the green leafy herb, but coriander if we're describing the seeds of the same plant that are sold either whole or ground and used in cooking.
However, if you're using those seeds to grow the herb, they then should be referred to as cilantro seeds 😂

Didn't rtft but this debate about courgette made me think that children probably think of them as scourgettes (mine definitely would) 😂

Take it out if the plastic and wrap in tinfoil... lasts much longer.

Or Canadian, Australian or a New Zealander?

www.foodandwine.com/lifestyle/15-foods-us-and-uk-call-different-names#:~:text=Courgette%20or%20Zucchini,the%20courgette%20fruit%20becomes%20marrow.

I love that this is 24 pages of pure debate on whats-called-what. I actually don’t under the desserts/deserts thing at all so I won’t weigh in.

And a duvet is a doona, no?

But you've probably heard them call Bach "Bahk" (which in my non-rhotic accent sounds the same as bark). And I'm guessing you've heard plenty of people incorrectly pronounce loch as "lock".

To me the "aw" in paw rhymes with the "oo" in door, floor etc so "pawsta" doesn't sound (to me) how an American would pronounce pasta either (pahsta). It's a minefield! 😅

Please tell me people don’t really say that in seriousness?