Salads
Smashed Cucumber Salad
拍黄瓜
China
Cucumbers smashed with the flat of a cleaver so they crack into rough pieces, then dressed with garlic, vinegar, sesame oil and chilli.
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What it is
A closer look at Smashed Cucumber Salad.
Cucumbers smashed with the flat of a cleaver so they crack into rough pieces, then dressed with garlic, vinegar, sesame oil and chilli.
What to look for
Know it when you find it.
Smashed, never sliced — the torn faces hold the dressing. Ordered at the start of a hot meal or with beer at a barbecue stall.
Where it belongs
Origins and
traditions.
Food rarely respects a border. These are the places the dataset connects most strongly to Smashed Cucumber Salad.
China
Country-wide tradition
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