# Cucumber Water **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 23, 2015, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cucumber-water/713451 "2015-02-23T22:48:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cucumber-water/713451/1 "2015-02-23T22:48:11Z")
Cucumber Water is starting to pop up on lots of TV shows, movies, and magazines. Supposedly it has some kind of health benefits, but I’ve never tried it. I don’t actively dislike cucumbers but I’ve never craved one either- they’re just kind of there. They don’t distract from a salad or add to it- they just don’t really have a lot of taste unless you season them, and then they taste like the seasoning, at least imho. So questions: Anyone tried cucumber water? Is it a pleasant flavor? Would you recommend it? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cucumber-water/713451/2 "2015-02-23T22:54:46Z")
Is this just water that has cucumbers in it instead of, say, lemons? If so, it tastes fine and refreshing, as long as you like the taste of cucumbers. ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cucumber-water/713451/3 "2015-02-23T22:56:17Z")
I’ve had cucumber in my G&Ts. Highly recommend. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cucumber-water/713451/4 "2015-02-23T22:56:26Z")
I’ve started shouting “Cucumber water’s for customers!” whenever it shows up in **Better Call Saul** , mostly because I’m tickled that it reminds me of “coffee’s for closers!” /no help to the OP ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cucumber-water/713451/5 "2015-02-23T22:57:57Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > I’ve started shouting “Cucumber water’s for customers!” whenever it shows up in **Better Call Saul** , mostly because I’m tickled that it reminds me of “coffee’s for closers!” > > /no help to the OP But that is one of the shows where it’s popped up. _Modern Family_ and several HGTV shows have had it as well and it’s in the background on some other shows. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cucumber-water/713451/6 "2015-02-23T23:01:06Z")
[I had a cucumber soda once.](http://www.drysoda.com/flavor-cucumber.php) I wouldn’t recommend it. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cucumber-water/713451/7 "2015-02-23T23:09:49Z")
Cucumber martini, on summer’s hottest day. It’s just, so, so good! ---
**Author:** ![typoink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cucumber-water/713451/8 "2015-02-23T23:19:25Z")
Cucumber water can be very good. I’ve had it a few times in random places. It’s a cheap and easy way to fancy up water. It adds a very minimal amount of cucumber flavor. It works well because cucumber is so mild to begin with. I like lemon or lime, too, but I do think cucumber is a little more neutral and safe. @ **Smapti** – I’m not a fan of those Dry sodas at all. Too little flavor, they all remind me of fountain soda where the syrup was running low. There’s a brand called [Mr Q Cumber](http://www.thegreenhead.com/2013/07/mr-q-cumber-sparkling-cucumber-soda.php) that’s actually pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cucumber-water/713451/9 "2015-02-23T23:43:08Z")
It’s a very mild flavor, and unlike citrus, it won’t eat at your teeth. Cucumber has some diuretic properties, iirc, which is another reason it’s popular with people who are going to chug water, although I suspect that floating it in water renders the dose ineffective. ---
**Author:** ![Tara57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@Tara57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tara57)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cucumber-water/713451/10 "2015-02-23T23:59:03Z")
Cucumber water has a very refreshing taste and fragrance. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cucumber-water/713451/11 "2015-02-24T00:16:40Z")
I had a cucumber beer last summer. In fact I had a few. On draft, tasty, but not something I’d buy a case of. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cucumber-water/713451/12 "2015-02-24T00:44:42Z")
The only place I’ve had it was when I used to go to a fancy hair and nail salon. It was refreshing. A nice change from lemon. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cucumber-water/713451/13 "2015-02-24T01:11:39Z")
Cucumbers in general have a mild, but distinctive flavor that I find refreshing. I don’t think I’d go out of my way to obtain or prepare cucumber water, specifically, but I’d probably like it. Claims of it having any special health benefits, on the other hand, are almost certainly bilge water, which I prefer to avoid. > [@typoink](#): > > @ **Smapti** – I’m not a fan of those Dry sodas at all. Too little flavor, they all remind me of fountain soda where the syrup was running low. There’s a brand called [Mr Q Cumber](http://www.thegreenhead.com/2013/07/mr-q-cumber-sparkling-cucumber-soda.php) that’s actually pretty good. I haven’t tried either of those brands, but I’ve had other cucumber sodas that I quite like. ---
**Author:** ![Saturn\_Dreams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@Saturn\_Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saturn_Dreams)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cucumber-water/713451/14 "2015-02-24T01:17:05Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > Anyone tried cucumber water? Is it a pleasant flavor? Would you recommend it? I don’t know how new of a thing it is but the Chancellor hotel in SF has been serving complimentary cucumber water in the lobby since I first started staying there from a few years ago. The taste is all right, with a hint of cucumbers if you like that sort of thing. More than the flavour itself, I think it’s the colour of the sliced cucumbers floating in the water that gives it a sense of being “refreshing”. > [@Smapti](#): > > [I had a cucumber soda once.](http://www.drysoda.com/flavor-cucumber.php) > > I wouldn’t recommend it. This reminded me that Pepsi came out with a limited-time [Ice Cucumber flavour](http://www.mikesblender.com/food_pepsicucumber.php) in Japan many years ago. Never tried it so I can’t say what it was like, but the reviews were less than favourable. ---
**Author:** ![Patch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cucumber-water/713451/15 "2015-02-24T02:02:51Z")
I’ve encountered it a few times. To me it makes the water undrinkable. I liken it to really bad hose water. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cucumber-water/713451/16 "2015-02-24T02:09:24Z")
I’ve never been a big fan of cucumbers, but for some reason, cucumber water sounds appealing to me. ---
**Author:** ![Emtar\_KronJonDerSohn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/58956e/32.png) [@Emtar\_KronJonDerSohn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emtar_KronJonDerSohn)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cucumber-water/713451/17 "2015-02-24T02:18:18Z")
More than imparting its own flavor I understand it absorbs chloramine in tap water, making it taste less like tap water. It’s a way to fancy up the cleanest, safest, healthiest, most inexpensive beverage in the world so that picky Americans will stoop so low as to drink it. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cucumber-water/713451/18 "2015-02-24T02:21:47Z")
Are the cucumbers typically peeled? ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cucumber-water/713451/19 "2015-02-24T03:20:18Z")
What “health benefits” could it have which couldn’t be gained by just eating the cuke? ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cucumber-water/713451/20 "2015-02-24T05:06:42Z")
> [@typoink](#): > > @ **Smapti** – I’m not a fan of those Dry sodas at all. Too little flavor, they all remind me of fountain soda where the syrup was running low. There’s a brand called [Mr Q Cumber](http://www.thegreenhead.com/2013/07/mr-q-cumber-sparkling-cucumber-soda.php) that’s actually pretty good. I bought my little brother a Mr Q Cumber as a joke stocking stuffer a few years ago. He loved it. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cucumber-water/713451.md?page=2)