Comments on: A Cucumber Experiment (Peirama Me Aggouri)

By: manju

manju — Wed, 27 May 2009 09:58:46 +0000

Great experiment… For all you do for science and humanity… a humble thank-you! ; )

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By: Lulu

Lulu — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 05:23:30 +0000

Blotting the cucumber is a great idea, Paula, I don’t know why I’ve never thought of it.

By: Paula

Paula — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:04:11 +0000

What a cool experiment! Sometimes I dice and sometimes I grate, but I always seed. I usually just dab the cucumber with a papertowel to pick up the excess moisture, and that’s it. I love tzatziki and could eat it every day and never tire of it.
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By: Lulu

Lulu — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 05:00:57 +0000

@12 Nate: Don’t forget humanity!

By: Nate

Nate — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:25:37 +0000

Thanks for doing this experiment - in the name of science!

Thanks also for the tip on using drained yogurt for tzatziki.

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By: Lulu

Lulu — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:32:28 +0000

@9 Hi Cheryl, thanks! You must be using great yogurt if you never drain anything. For really thick tzatziki I drain the yogurt for up to 24 hours. Definitely, don’t deviate from the in-laws recipe!

@10 Marc - Science is fun!

By: Marc @ NoRecipes

Marc @ NoRecipes — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:58:15 +0000

Wow what a great science experiment! Thanks for sharing your results with us:-)

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By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:54:11 +0000

Hi Lulu! It’s been a while! I love that you took the time to do this experiment. I have only made runny tzatiki once and it was because of the yogurt that I used, I’m sure. It was embarrassing, to say the least. I’ve never drained a cucumber and I always grate it. I learned how to make my tzatziki from my in-laws and I don’t dare deviate, especially when serving them!:) But, I always grate and never drain anything. I typically have a nice thick tzatziki…sticks to the spoon thick. I will have to try dicing my cucumbers, since I think that I’d love to taste more of them.
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By: Lulu

Lulu — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 05:02:37 +0000

Hi Mel! Well, any tzatziki that sits for a while, such as a tub you buy from the store, is going to start exuding moisture. You can always just pour the excess off the top rather than stirring it in.

As far as the experiment goes, let’s just say this is a snapshot into my personality that explains why I was never popular in high school.

By: melusina

melusina — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:27:13 +0000

I can’t believe you went through all that for an experiment!

I’ve only made tzatziki once, and from a recipe that gave no explicit instructions (no measurements, not how to fix the cucumber, nothing). It said to not peel the cucumber, to wash it, salt it, and drain it. I wasn’t sure if it meant to do all that before or after chopping/grating the thing. I don’t like cucumber chunks in my tzat so I grated it, but it still didn’t seem right. The tzat turned out great in the end, but between uses we always had to stir it a bit for the moisture. Of course, the tzat I like that I buy in the store has the same issue, so not sure if that is the Greek yogurt or unproperly drained cucumber.

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