Tempting low-fat choices include Yoshi's Asian Grill's avocado-cucumber sushi and edamame, Roadhouse 66 Bar's veggie burgers, and Oaxaca's vegetable burrito.

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Vice in the play is represented by Algernon Moncrieff's craving for cucumber sandwiches.

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Historically, all the expensive and most sought-after food ingredients have been those with purported health benefits - consider bird's nest soup or sea cucumber.

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Gagnaire's "John Dory Grilled with Leaves of Lemon Verbena, Cucumber in Melted Half-Salted Butter" is a fine example of his cuisine--and a great dish to enjoy with white wine.

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Jutting out of London's skyline in all its futuristic glory, the "Gherkin" building has managed in the last few years to embed itself in the city's psyche as an icon, an edifice that just looked as cool as a cucumber.

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In Mr. Cole's final Slow Food Fast recipe, tender, tiny bay scallops, diced honeydew, cucumber slices and bits of cipolline onion are served in a pool of chilled melon juice spiked with serrano chili.

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Caswell-Massey's foaming milk bath contains whole milk along with 18 other ingredients, including cocamidopropyl betaine and cucumber.

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It's filled with ice water that's been flavored with fruits, veggies, or herbs: mint, orange, lemon basil, ginger, and cucumber.

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