Cucumbers that are bitter can still be eaten if they do not appear to be spoiled. If the phenomenon of souring and rotting, you can no longer eat.
1. can eat: cucumber bitter, if it is in the planting period due to less sunshine time, lower temperature or placed for a longer time and other factors, resulting in cucumber bitter. Cucumber as long as there is no rot, sour and other deterioration phenomenon, can still eat, generally will not trigger discomfort. Just eat may be worse than the fresh cucumber taste.
2. Can not eat: cucumber bitter if there is acid, rot and other deterioration phenomena, you can no longer eat. At this time, the nutrients in the cucumber has been damaged, but also by dust, bacteria and other microbial invasion, after eating will cause diarrhea, abdominal pain or other discomfort.
Daily try to not finish the cucumber, wrapped in plastic wrap and stored in the refrigerator, can extend the time of cucumber storage.