# Cucumbers

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cucumbers/846492>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 16, 2020, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cucumbers/846492 "2020-01-16T03:52:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Reluctant\_A](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@Reluctant\_A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reluctant_A)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cucumbers/846492/1 "2020-01-16T03:52:29Z")

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If I slice open a cucumber, and it’s “hollow” on the inside, is it safe to eat?

Need answer fast.

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**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cucumbers/846492/2 "2020-01-16T04:28:41Z")

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Just my opinion, but if it otherwise looks good, smells good, and there is no vermin you can see munching away on the inside - why not? (Stuff happens. Could be lack of water, not pollinated, or something else that made it hollow when growing.) . Take a taste, it could be a little bitter.