Produce Briefs...
Italian Black Summer Truffles
Black summer truffles are more subtle than the winter variety. Shave truffle over cooked potatoes, toss with herbs and a shallot vinaigrette. Thinly shave truffle over scrambled eggs.
White Corn
White corn is a sweet corn variety. Its ears are wrapped in tightly layered pale lime green to white husks. One ear of corn can contain up to 400 kernels growing in rows lengthwise.
Seasons/Availability
Cucumbers are available year round.
Current Facts
Technically cucumbers are a fruit but are prepared, eaten and thought of as a vegetable. Cucumbers have an amazing capacity to retain water and to remain cool. The interior flesh may be up to twenty degrees cooler than the exterior rind. A proven fact that explains the old expression "cool as a cucumber".
Description/Taste
Most often heavily waxed, cucumbers have a dark rich green skin surrounding a whitish firm flesh that offers a very mellow flavor. Some have small bumps and sometimes light green or whitish spots that do not affect quality. Waxing extends a cucumber's shelf life.
Applications
Waxed cucumbers should be peeled to make this vegetable more digestible. Unwaxed cucumbers need only scrubbing before slicing. Taste the skin to test for bitterness before deciding to peel or not to peel. Cucumbers pair well with mint and dill. Add slices to mixed green salads or use as edible garnish. Marinate peeled slices in seasoned vinegar.
Geography/History
A member of the Cucurbitaceae family and of the Genus Cucumis sativus, the cucumber is botanically a fruit that is consumed as a vegetable. The definition of a fruit is that part of a plant which houses seeds including tomatoes, apples and cucumbers. A vegetable is defined as a vegetative part of the plant including roots, stems and leaves. Produced on sprawling vines with dark green rough three-pointed leaves, cucumbers prefer humid weather, warm moist soil and nurturing sunshine. Frequent watering makes this fruit juicy and crisp. Growing across the United States, they must be planted after the danger of spring frost. Although there are many varieties of cucumbers, there are actually just three main types. The most common and familiar is the slicing cucumber, followed by the pickling cucumber and the nearly seedless English cucumber. In the United States, Florida grows the most cucumbers. California, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia are other significant suppliers. Cucumbers are also imported from Mexico.
Featured Restaurants
Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
| Residence Inn Downtown Gaslamp | San Diego CA | 619-487-1200 |
| Barleymash | San Diego CA | 619-276-6700 x304 |
| Brigantine Escondido | Escondido CA | 760-743-4718 |
| La Valencia | San Diego CA | 858-551-3750 |
| Kensington Cafe | San Diego CA | 619-640-0494 |
| The Kebab Shop Rancho Bernardo | San Diego CA | 858-451-1434 |
| The Spot | San Diego CA | 858-459-0800 |
| Hard Rock Hotel EDR | San Diego CA | 619-702-3000 |
| Brigantine Coronado | Coronado CA | 619-435-4166 |
| Brigantine Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-481-1166 |
| The Kebab Shop (Mira Mesa) | San Diego CA | 858-586-0499 |
| Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-759-6063 |
| Cliffhanger Cafe Menu | San Diego CA | 858-452-9858 |
| Blue Water Seafood Market and Grill | San Diego CA | 619-497-0914 |
| Na Pizza | San Diego CA | 858-380-6791 |
| Lisa Campbel | San Diego CA | 619-295-3173 |
| The Fantail Cafe | San Diego CA | 619-398-8258 |
| San Diego Culinary Institute Inc. | La Mesa CA | 619-644-2100 |
| Peohes | Coronado CA | 619-437-4474 |
| Alexander's on 30th | San Diego CA | 619-281-2539 |
| Gossip Grill | San Diego CA | 619-260-8023 |
| The Crossings | Carlsbad CA | 760-444-1800 |
| Toast Catering | san diego CA | 858.208.9422 |
| Pacific Athletic Club | San Diego CA | 858-509-0700 |
| Vi At La Jolla Village | San Diego CA | 858-646-7700 |
| Brigantine Poway | Poway CA | 858-486-3066 |
| Woody's Solana Beach | Solana Beach CA | 858-345-1740 |
| Eat at Recess LLC | San Diego CA | 619-508-7290 |
| Bailiwick | San Diego CA | 619-795-3036 |
| Bridges (at El Cajon Blvd) | San Diego CA | 619-501-9448 |
| Donovan's Prime Seafood | San Diego CA | 619-906-4850 |
| Pacific Cafe & Catering | San Diego CA | 858-350-2700 |
| Giuseppe Restaurants & Fine Catering | San Diego CA | 760-822-3593 sal |
| Boat House Coronado | Coronado CA | 619-435-0155 |
| La Costa Glen Health Center | Carlsbad CA | 760-704-1000 |
| Bertrand at Mr A's | San Diego CA | 619-239-1377 |
| Village Pizzeria Bay Side | Coronado CA | 619-522-6890 |
| Empire House Urban Palate | San Diego CA | 619-278-8175 |
| Trattoria I Trulli | Encinitas CA | 760-943-6800 |
| Mission Bay Yacht Club | San Diego CA | 858-488-0501 x14 |
| Hash House A Go Go | San Diego CA | 619-298-4646 |
| The Kebab Shop Little Italy | San Diego CA | 619-550-5481 |
| Handlery Hotel & Resort | San Diego CA | 619-298-0511 |
| Lei Lounge | San Diego CA | 619-813-2272 |
| San Diego Desserts | San Diego CA | 619-287-8186 |
| Good Thyme Catering | San Diego CA | 619-764-3813 |
| Come on in Pacific Heights | San Diego CA | 858-638-0088 |
| Neighborhood Burger Wine and Beer | San Diego CA | 619-446-0002 |
| Croces | San Diego CA | 619-233-4355 |
| Harney Sushi Old Town | San Diego CA | 619-295-3272 |
| The Melting Pot Gaslamp | San Diego CA | 619-234-5554 |
| Golden Door | San Marcos CA | 760-761-4142 |
| Bare Back Grill Pacific Beach | San Diego CA | 858-274-7117 |
| Brigantine La Mesa | La Mesa CA | 619-465-1935 |
| All American Grill | San Diego CA | 619-296-9600 |
| Fresco Pizza & Grill | San Diego CA | 858-538-3333 |
| Toast Enoteca Cucina | San Diego CA | 619-269-4342 |
| The Kebab Shop Mission Valley | San Diego CA | 619-491-0279 |
| Martinis above Fourth | San Diego CA | 619-400-4500 |
| Whiskey Girl | San Diego CA | 619-236-1616 |
| Chaplos Restaurants & Bar | San Diego CA | 619-798-3888 frdesk |
| Rubicon Deli Pacific Beach | San Diego CA | 858-488-3354 |
| Mothers Ocean Beach | San Diego CA | 619-221-8100 |
| Hilton Harbor Island | San Diego CA | 619-291-6700 |
| The Oceanaire Seafood Room | San Diego CA | 619-858-2277 |
| Come On In Carmel Valley | San Diego CA | 828-350-2703 |
| Root Cellar Catering Co. | San Diego CA | 760-846-2092 |
| Belmont Park Entertainment | San Diego CA | 858-228-9283 |
| Marriott Courtyard | San Diego CA | 619-446-3008 |
| Starlite | San Diego CA | 619-358-9766 |
| JRDN Restaurant | San Diego CA | 858-270-5736 |
| Come On In La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-551-1063 |
| Onos Cafe | Bonita CA | 619-470-6667 |
| Lil Piggy's | Coronado CA | 619-522-6890 |
| Brockton Villa Restaurant | San Diego CA | 858-454-7393 |
| Papa Luna's Empanadas | San Diego CA | 858-255-8875 |
| Quality Social | San Diego CA | 619-501-7675 |
| Brothers Café & Catering | San Diego CA | 619-595-0295 |
| Searsucker Bar | San Diego CA | 619-233-7327 |
| The Kebab Shop (Downtown) | San Diego CA | 619-525-0055 |
| Lei Lounge Bar | San Diego CA | 619-813-2272 |
| The Country Club Of Rancho Bernardo | San Diego CA | 858-451-9100 |
| Raglan Public House | San Diego CA | 619-794-2304 |
| Boathouse Harbor Island | San Diego CA | 619-291-8011 |
| JR Produce | San Diego CA | 858-270-3857 |
| Urban Pickles Inc. | San Diego CA | 619-929-1458 |
| Relm-Carlsbad | Carlsbad CA | 760-434-9463 |
| Miguel's Eastlake | Chula Vista CA | 619-656-2822 |
| Donovan's La Jolla | La Jolla CA | 858-450-6666 |
| Bread & Cie Bakery | San Diego CA | 619-688-1788 |
| The Greenspot Salad Co. | San Diego CA | 858-587-2585 |
| Inn at the Park | San Diego CA | 619-296-0057 |
| UCSD Food & Nutrition Department Hillcrest | San Diego CA | 619-543-2764 |
| Waters Catering | San Diego CA | 619-276-8803 ex 4 |
| Catamaran | San Diego CA | 858-488-1081 |
| Zel's Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-755-0076 |
| Harney Sushi Oceanside | Oceanside CA | 760-967-1820 |
| Brigantine Pt Loma | San Diego CA | 619-224-2871 |
| Bishop School | San Diego CA | 858-459-4021 x212 |
| KI's | Encinitas CA | 760-436-5236 |
| Hotel Palomar-Salt Box | San Diego CA | 619-515-4062 |
| Village Pizzaria | Coronado CA | 619-522-6890 |
| Baja Betty's | San Diego CA | 619-269-8510 |
| Sheraton La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-453-5500 |
| The Kebab Shop (Encinites) | Encinitas CA | 760-634-9822 |
| Beaumont's | San Diego CA | 858-459-0474 |
| Chicago on a Bun (Rancho Bernardo) | San Diego CA | 858-487-7776 |
| Miguel's Old Town | San Diego CA | 619-298-9840 |
| Bahia Resort Hotel | San Diego CA | 858-488-0551 |
| Puesto | Country Club CA | 858-775-2289 |
| Buon Appetito | San Diego CA | 619-238-9880 |
| Villa Capri 2 Family Style Trattoria | San Diego CA | 858-538-5884 |
| Four Seasons Residence Club | Carlsbad CA | 760 603 3700 |
| Miguel's 4S Ranch | San Diego CA | 858-924-9200 |
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