To wonder why.. (brace yourself)

[BackAgainSlimLady]

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?

America has absolutely nothing to do with this. I don't know why you think it does?

Oh, and last I checked, this is an International site that even uses an American domain address, not .co.uk.

It is. Just deserts = what you fairly (justly) deserve. It's nothing to do with pudding!

In Scotland, Wales and N Ireland it's courgette too.

My eggplant will be returned as it’s not produced a single egg in days.

US arrogance is hilarious.

(And it is ‘it’s’)

Ahh ok makes sense

Ah..an Aussie. That explains it.

I think in the us they have two types, a smaller bitter one they use for making pickles and what they call an English or British cucumber. See it referenced a few times in recipes online!

The other thing worth pointing out is that in the UK, cucumbers are generally priced per unit. So they have to be graded and then sorted so that every single cucumber is the size and weight of an 85p cucumber, while the 72p ones and the 97p ones get chucked away. This makes them expensive, so worthy of better protection.

For the fourth time, I'm not American, it is interesting you ass'ume I am, @TagSplashMaverick .

Also no, it isn't. it's is POSSESSIVE. ie it is. Otherwise its is fine.

So what?

You're still wrong by insisting it's only got one name....

Oh my good god. 😂

😂

Thanks @FeralWoman

Greek and Italian influences don't explain 'eggplant', Italian is melanzana and Greek is similar. A quick search suggests that's more like 'apple plant' (mela).

I can’t imagine going on an Australian/New Zealand forum and telling them they are using “strange words” You’re making yourself sound ridiculous.

Strange of you to assume everyone calls them Zucchini

I know zucchini as well.
Isn't courgette a French term?

Am I the only one that takes off the whole plastic from the cucumber then ?

Doesn't seem to go off before I eat it

Dear god here we go again….

Copy-editor here. In the sentence, 'Yes, it's eggplant' you definitely need an apostrophe. The apostrophe replaces the letter 'i' in the implied, 'it is eggplant'.

It really is. Deserts from Deserve. “Your just desserts” is “what you justly deserve.”

Pronounced the same as desserts but different origin.

I’m sure we did this on the weekend, didn’t we?

😂😂😂I'm guessing you're in the US? Courgette is a French word. The most significant influences on the English language are French and Latin; both contributing roughly the same amount to the English vocabulary due to historical events like the Norman Conquest of England which introduced French vocabulary. (Indeed, the UK owned parts of France from the 12th century to the 16th century and French was spoken at the English Court). We use many French words in the UK, particularly in areas like law, government, and cuisine - hence using Courgette for this vegetable.

How the flipping heck are pancakes (as in Shrove Tuesday crepes) bloody flapjacks?!?!

Personally I can't stand plastic, I see it littering everywhere I go! So in my view I'd prefer a cucumber not to be wrapped in yet more plastic. I don't remember any issue from the days they weren't wrapped in plastic?
The end where you've cut it goes a bit dry but the rest of it was always fine when not wrapped in plastic in my experience.
But I'm sure you're right.

Edited as I assume it was a typo in your 2nd sentence and you meant to say it's "deserts" not "desserts".

*but it's at the weekend, not on the weekend.