And this very detailed tweet explains it all! Now that I am back at work, I take a lunch from home most days. Three days a week, I take 1/3 of a prepared salad from our local grocery store. I always add a bunch of cucumbers to my salad (I discovered the mini-cucumbers, which are perfect). Here is the tweet.
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Amazing! And I thought cucumber was just a good hydration veggie.
You and me both!
Who knew? I thought they were just to take the fire out of one’s mouth when the Thai food is too spicy.
Thanks for the info.