Old man mumble

　Vinegared cucumbers are a simple and easy to make dish. Thinly slice cucumbers. Then, pour the ama-zu (sweet vinegar), which is made by diluting vinegar with water and adding sugar and myrin, over the slices.
　As one would expect, this alone is tasteless, so add a few drops of citrus juice (or lemon) to flavor the ama-tsuyu.　In the picture, I put some chili peppers on top, but this is optional. I put it on for me to eat later.

　Dilute the sweet vinegar so that you can drink the juice as is. If you make usachi and refrigerate it for a while, the water from the cucumber mixes with the sweet vinegar, making it refreshing and very tasty.
　In the old days, when there was usachi at a festive meal, I drank all the juice, and was chided for my bad manners, but I couldn't resist the taste of usachi.

　But the taste of usachi was so good that I couldn't resist... As an easy and tasty way.　Dilute commercially available sushi vinegar with water, add a little sugar, and a few drops of lemon concentrate to make it homemade. It's completely lazy, but I recommend it as a dish that brings coolness to your summer table.