The history of the appearance of cucumbers in Russia
The homeland of cucumbers is India. The time of the emergence of culture is more than 3000 years BC. The history of this vegetable is rich. How he got to Russia, not everyone knows. From where and when cucumbers appeared in Russia, they found out recently, but the people fell in love with the vegetable even in ancient times.
The history of the appearance of cucumbers in Russia
Growing cucumbers
The culture is native to the tropics, therefore the best climatic conditions are high temperature and humidity. The higher the air temperature, the faster the seeds germinate. At 28 ° C, the first shoots germinate in 4 days. In this case, the drop in temperature negatively manifests itself on the vegetable - they begin to fade, and soon die.
The air humidity must be more than 75%. A smaller percentage slows down the development of culture. The first sign is yellowed dry leaves. Also, the cucumber is systematically fertilized.
The location for planting cucumbers is chosen sunny, without drafts. The culture is incompatible with the following vegetables:
- radish;
- potatoes;
- tomatoes.
History of cucumbers
When culture first appeared in Russia, it was widespread in the world for a long time. In other countries, they used the vegetable for cooking various dishes. Relatives of this vegetable are watermelon, pumpkin and melon.
In Egypt, cucumbers were treated with respect, the juice was used for medicinal purposes. For burns or high fever, cucumber juice was the best medicine.
In ancient Greece, this vegetable was called aoros (trans. - "unripe").
Cucumbers in Russia
In the XVII century. cucumbers were brought to Russia. They were better grown in the East of the country and on the territory of the new Ukraine. Special farms were created where they were grown.
In ancient times, an unusual dish appeared - black ear. The base is a broth with cucumber pickle, meat and spices.
Monuments
Monuments are erected in honor of the cucumbers. For example, in Belarus, 11 years ago, a stone cucumber was raised. In Russia, there is a memorial in the city of Lukhovitsy, and in the Ukraine - in Nizhyn. Oskol also has a monument in honor of this culture.
Beneficial features
Cucumbers remove toxins from the body
The composition of a cucumber is 95% water. Therefore, the vegetable easily fights thirst, the product is easy to digest and does not leave heaviness behind.
Culture removes toxins from the body well, therefore they use it systematically. Cucumber juice fights well with stones in the bile ducts.
The main components per 100 g of vegetables:
- Chlorine 25 mg;
- magnesium 14 mg;
- sodium 8 mg;
- phosphorus 42 mg;
- iron less than 1 mg;
- calcium 23 mg;
- potassium more than 100 mg.
It also contains a sufficient amount of iodine for the body - 3 mcg. The assimilation is fast, which is beneficial.
Cucumber salad
Salad recipe:
- cucumber (preferably long) - 3 pcs.;
- shrimp - from 50 g;
- avocado;
- a couple of lettuce leaves;
- cherry - 7 pcs.
For the sauce use:
- yogurt - 1.5 tbsp. l .;
- 0.5 tbsp. l. tomato paste, ketchup;
- 0.5 tsp cognac;
- a couple of drops of Tabasco;
- lemon juice - 0.5 tsp.
All ingredients for the sauce are mixed. Cut the cucumbers into large pieces (the size depends on the desired size of the keg for the filling). The whole inside is taken out with a spoon and cut into pieces. The avocados are finely chopped, the tomatoes are cut into 4 pieces.The shrimp is boiled and cut into pieces, mixing with the rest of the ingredients. After that, spices are added to the salad to taste, and the kegs are filled.
Conclusion
When the cucumber appeared in Russia, the people immediately fell in love with it. A vegetable is consumed by almost every resident of Russia every day. The vegetable has a rich history; it was brought to Russia in the 17th century. The culture is rich in vitamins and minerals and was used in ancient times as a medicine. There are different dishes that are prepared from vegetables.