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October 2024

Chances are, if you’re on TikTok you’ll have definitely heard this phrase over and over, as the spicy cucumber salad trend has gone viral.


We’re loving seeing everyone come up with their own creative ways to make cucumbers exciting, from the ultimate fusion of salad and sushi, creating a California roll inspired cucumber salad Check Here to a hwachae inspired cucumber cereal, complete with ice Check Here

Luckily, it’s like Sun Hee was made for these trends!

We have the perfect store-cupboard ingredients to jump on this delicious trend, so we gave it a go!

The best thing about this dish, is how versatile it is.

Too spicy? Lower the amount of chilli flakes.

Don’t like an ingredient? Swap it out for something you do like.

It seems that no combination is too wacky!

Now for us, the crunchiness of cucumber just wasn’t enough, we wanted to make it EXTRA crunchy, for the ultimate ASMR experience. So, we added Sun Hee Kimchi to give it extra bite.

Ingredients


  • - 1 entire cucumber
  • - 1 jar Sun Hee Kimchi
  • - 2 tsp Rice vinegar
  • - 1 tbsp Sun Hee Crushed Dried Chilli Flakes
  • - 1 tbsp Sun Hee Soy Sauce
  • - 1 tbsp Sun Hee Gangnam Kimchi Sauce
  • - 1 tsp Sun Hee Sesame Wok Oil
  • - 1 tsp Granulated Sugar
  • - 1 tsp Sun Hee Sesame Oil

Direction

We suggest slicing the cucumber using a mandolin over a tall plastic container, but please be careful not to cut your fingers with excitement. The blade is super sharp.

If you don’t have a mandolin - slice the cucumber REALLY finely with a sharp knife.

You will need to reach to the back of your Tupperware drawer for this one, as a lid is required!

Add all your other ingredients. There’s no need to be demure or mindful here, just throw them in however you like, in whatever order you prefer and fill that container to the top!

Now for the fun part. Pop the lid tightly on the container and give everything a really good vigorous shake until all the ingredients are combined.

Don’t be shy - get all that good stuff mixed up with your cucumber.

Once you are happy that the cucumber slices are completely covered, remove the lid, grab your chopsticks and tuck in!

Chew, savour and swallow. Now the optional part, don’t be polite, drink the remainder of that spicy juice!

The Sun Hee range is available from Tesco and Morrisons.