How to grow West Indian Burr Gherkin, Cucumis Anguria from seed and enjoy a simple yet delicious recipe from Brazil. Known as Maxixe in Brazil, the West Indian Gherkin is a relative of the cucumber what is an oddity in north America.
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Yes, I’ve been wanting to grow these! Love your videos!
I love your videos.
I would love to see a home tour in your future videos!
Great video lovely food always looking forward to your 🌱 seed to table produce and a tour of what you grow.Thank you God bless..🇬🇧
Tangential to your main points, but if someone says "West Indian Gherkin" I assume it's a gherkin coming from the West Indies – i'e. the Caribbean area. If it came from the west of India, I'd expect it to be called "….. er ….. um …….", yeah, I don't really know!
that sprouting glass is so cool looking, i've never seen gherkin grown before. might have to give them a try next year, i'm curious about their taste now haha.
I don't have these gherkins but I'm going to try to recreate this dish today with what I have. I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks for the inspiration.
Thank you for sharing such a wholesome experience of rasing the gherkins from the seed to then elevate it with this hot dish! The beans seem like they served as such an inviting base for the end of it's journey. – Are they pinto beans and is there any particular way you cooked them? I've also never come across a hot dish with raw flour, I am very keen to attempt to recreate something smiliar, to personally experience the mouth feel.
Interesting. Can they be treated like regular cucumbers, I.e. raw in salads?
Lovely video!! That meal looked delicious!! Adding Gherkin seeds to my wishlist!!
I love your channel and your old world architectural taste.
Yes! A new cucumber video!! Awesome quality! 🥒
Looks like jilo (or gilo). Gosto frito! Or roasted. I can't find here in the US. My berinjelas did not thrive the way it supposed to they were bitter and I loved them. But if you come to find gilo seeds let me know. Thank you! )over your videos!!
Always so excited to see one of your videos!!! Thank you for all you dooooooo!
Comparing these to typical cukes like pickler or marketmore, is the flesh more dense to hold up to cooking? While I grow my fair share of the two, eat creamed cucumbers all summer and turn the rest into relish, I'm interested in other ways to utilize the produce on an instant pick'n eat level. If that means including another version I'm willing to try these gherkins. The garlic/poblano/tomato blend looks like it would be delicious on toasted crusty bread by itself😋😋😋
Oh YES! I was just thinking if you'd be willing to do a home tour or home interior videos. Thank you for these great videos, always educational and inspiring…..
Does the gherkin have a cucumber taste? I am trying to wrap my head around this. I believe you that it is delicious but cant imagine cooked cucmber. I love hearing and learning about frugal "survival" foods from all cultures and can really relate to the satisfaction of enjoying food straight from the earth. I enjoy all summer long my own concoctions fresh from the garden and have relished the idea that I have created something brilliant, only to discover later that it is the same thing as ratatouille haha!
Have you considered buying a dog or cat to keep your nemesis at bay?
We grew maxixes this year. We didn’t have abundant fruits, but I will try your recipe next time. Awesome video!
But, Siloe, what does it actually taste like?
I love food of the peasantry.
The paintings have gained their own style I really like them. As usual your in-depth videos exploring the experience of growing a specific garden plant are fascinating and fun to watch. Thanks again for all your hard work. The only veggies I successfully grew this year were bush beans and that was a stretch.
Your videos are always so well-done! Thanks for sharing this unique veggie!!
I absolutely love your videos. Beautiful and informative. Perfection!
Always a fabulous video! Enjoyed watching you cook the yummy dish 🍽
Oh my gosh , it was to be delicious! Awesome video! God bless!
I appreciate your channel so much!
As always, brilliant videography and storytelling. Excellent content
Very interesting. Every year I try one (or more 😂) new plant variety, maybe I should add it to my list.
I like the videos where you cook and show how you use your produce. We come from very different cultures, my country's cuisine is so different. I find your recipes very interesting.
I love watching your videos. The vibe is always so different than other videos. It's so much calmer and I can see how much more work and love you put in these. Thank you for making videos that calm me down 🙂