Asian F1 Cooking Cucumber aka Prolific. A fascinating and useful cucumber originating in South East Asia. It is a versatile variety known locally as 'Sambar Southekai' a cooking cucumber that can be used in a wide range of dishes including Mangalore style southekayi sambar, added to curries or stir-fried. Fruits are 20-25cm long and can be stored in cool dry condiotions for months after harvest. plants are similar in growth to an indeterminate cucumber and bear green, ovoid fruit with yellow stripes. High level of resistance to powdery mildew. Maturity 45 days. Cucumis melo