What kind of cucumber is this?

Question

1) it is from a cucumber vine. small yellow flowers, broad leaves, crawling the ground. There is no central stalk or long stalky leaves like the squash we usually plant. We planted seeds on the assumption they were cucumber seeds. The baby ones hang off the vine like little baby cucumbers.

2) it smells like a cucumber, tastes like one. The inner seed area is only about a centimeter in diameter from the specimen shown snapped in two (bottom).

3) the deep furrowed hulls are really something else. The cross-section reveals a small green dot at the point of each flute. There is a darker ring about 1/2 a cm wide around the crosssection on the outside, then it goes pale, almost white, and there is a small section of seed in the middle. There are no prickles on the hull like your typical dark green cucumber.

4) pix http://www.snowy-day.net/pictures/things/monstercumber.jpg

the largest one weighs 7.6lbs. We have not cut it open (county fair material imo)

Answer 1

That looks just like something I just had for dinner last night (a friend from the Philippines cooked) but it was very bitter when cooked - did not taste like a cucumber at all.  Also, I believe it was hollow inside - no seeds. I don't remember what she said it was called though - only that is supposed to be something that cleans your system or is particularly good for you.  I wish I could be more help but I never saw something like this before last night and to see it again was odd.

I've searched around a bit but haven't had any luck.  I hope someone can give you the right answer.

Good luck.

Answer 2

i'm pretty sure that's a type of chinese cucumber. if you go to an oriental foods store you might be able to find one in their produce aisle...