• Klnsfw 🏳️‍🌈@lemmynsfw.com
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      2 months ago

      The TikTok trend is roughly as follows:

      • smash a cucumber and cut in chunks
      • add salt, mix and put in the fridge for a while to remove some water from the cucumber
      • rince
      • make a sauce with soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic, fresh ginger
      • add some topping, like green onions, sesame seed, wakame seeweed, pepper flakes, cilantro, crushed peanuts or whatever you like
      • Hadriscus@lemm.ee
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        2 months ago

        smash ? like, slap the wall with it ? I can’t picture what this means (thanks for the recipe)

        • Klnsfw 🏳️‍🌈@lemmynsfw.com
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          2 months ago

          Maybe smash isn’t the right word (I’m not a native English speaker).

          You put the cucumber on a cutting board, lay a large knife flat on it and strike the flat of the blade with the underside of your fist.

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            Maybe smash isn’t the right word (I’m not a native English speaker).

            You had it right. Someone else forgot their ephemeral slang isn’t the only way a word can be used.

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      2 months ago

      Cut cucumber in thin slices and put in a bowl. Mix the following: 2 tablespoons of water 2 tablespoons of vinegar (preferably apple cider) 1 tablespoon of sugar 0.5 teaspoon of salt 0.25 teaspoon of pepper

      Pour it over the cucumber slices and leave it alone for 10-15 minutes.