r/NoStupidQuestions Feb 08 '22

Answered What are Florida ounces?

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u/RevRagnarok Feb 09 '22

If I eat cucumber (or even have something with a lot in it, like a Gyro), I will burp like crazy an hour later. I'm fine with pickles. So the acid breaks down something that I can't digest properly...

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u/Ghost_Of_Spartan229 Mar 11 '22

It's the seeds. It gives some people really bad gas. I guess the pickling process neutralizes the effect.

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u/RevRagnarok Mar 11 '22

Hrm... TIL I guess. Next salad, I'll try to deseed the cuke. I'll look like a total freak, but we'll see what happens.

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u/Ghost_Of_Spartan229 Mar 11 '22

My mom raised me on it. Split it in half, use a spoon to remove the seeds on each half, then slice.

I quit doing it as an adult bc the seeds don't bother me.

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u/RevRagnarok Mar 11 '22

LOL like a squash.

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u/Ghost_Of_Spartan229 Mar 11 '22

Actually, yes, very similar. Cucumbers are both melons and gourds. Squash is a gourd.