“黄瓜”原名“胡瓜”,现一般认为因西汉时期由西域传入中原地区而得名。明李时珍《本草纲目》第28卷《菜部三·胡瓜》载:“张骞使西域得种,胡名胡瓜。”那么“胡瓜”从何时改称“黄瓜”的呢?唐吴競《贞观政要》第6卷《慎所好》载:“隋炀帝性好猜防,专信邪道,大忌胡人,乃至谓胡床为交床,胡瓜为黄瓜,筑长城以避胡。”唐杜宝《大业杂 “Cucumber” formerly known as “cucumber”, is generally believed that the West Han Dynasty was named after the Central Plains into the Central Plains region. Li Shizhen “Compendium of Materia Medica” Volume 28 “Dish three cucumbers” contains: “Zhang Qian to the Western Region species, Hu cucumber.” Then “Cucumber” renamed the “cucumber” it? Tang Wu Jing “Zhenguan dignitaries Volume 6, ”Shen Suo Hao“ contains: ”Emperor Sui Yi good guessing defense, dedicated evil pathways, taboo barbarians, and even that Hu bed for the bed, Cucumber Cucumber, build the Great Wall to avoid Hu.“ Tang Du Bao ” Big business miscellaneous