I love where self-care has taken us in 2024. Therapy is expensive. Pimple patches are fashionable. Dude food is out. And sometimes you just need to eat an entire cucumber.

TikTok creator @Logagm AKA Logan has captured the hearts and views of millions with his daily cucumber consumption, sharing videos of himself slicing cucumbers on a mandolin, shaking it in a dressing, and devouring. 

Logan’s cucumber recipes have evolved from July’s soy sauce, sesame oil and garlic, to August’s jalapeno popper-inspired salad with cheese, bacon bits and vinegary hot sauce.

The whole thing may sound like the gorgeously naive energy of a 20-something who has just discovered fresh pickles but Logan didn’t just crawl onto your FYP as a fully formed Cucumber King – the kid’s got credentials.

While not much is known about the 23-year-old Canadian’s private life, Logan has been running a popular travel and food vlog on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok for years now, exploring cuisine and culture with an earnest curiosity.

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@logagmNew cucumber recipe alert🚨♬ original sound – Logan

More than just a genuine knowledge of flavour though, the baby-faced blogger has matched the energy of everyone who needs a little win while the world burns. Sick of scrolling through videos of high-fashion-clad housewives making bubblegum from scratch, and intentionally terrible click-bait cooking tutorials, Logan is relatable. And not just because he always seems on the verge of tears.

He is creating and curating approachable recipes that don’t require a lot of fancy equipment or even a stove. The tools of Logan’s trade are a mandolin and a meal-prep container cleverly available on his Amazon storefront – and a very on-trend ingredient.

It’s not the first time that cucumbers have gone viral on TikTok. We all correctly got addicted to creamy yoghurt cucumber salad back in 2022, and then the Din Tai Fung-inspired spicy spiralled cucumber salad in 2023. Both are absolute bangers and a natural evolution for the pickle-obsessed generation without the artery-hardening salt (or the wait time). And if this is how we can up our veggie intake then more power to him.

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How do I make cucumber salad?

Ingredients

• 1 large cucumber, sliced into thin circles (about 5mm)
• 3 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1 tsp sugar
• ½ tsp MSG (obviously)

Method

1. Add all ingredients to an airtight container
2. Shake vigorously for around 30 seconds
3. Eat an entire cucumber

If you want to do as Logan does either check out his TikTok here or head to our collection of the best ever cucumber recipes here.

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