Morrisons selling giant wonky cucumbers in tribute to Roald Dahl’s creation in the BFG
The real-life version thankfully doesn't taste of 'cockroaches or slime wranglers'
REAL life Snozzcumbers are going on sale in supermarkets to mark Roald Dahl's 100th birthday.
Morrisons is putting wonkier and longer cucumbers on its shelves to represent the Snozzcumber, which was made famous by the Big Friendly Giant.
In the famous Roald Dahl novel, the fruit is 12ft long with warty skin and a repulsive taste of "cockroaches or slime wranglers".
Heroine Sophie likened the taste of Snozzcumbers to frogskin and rotten fish, but thankfully the real-life version is scrumdiddlyumptious just like a normal cucumber.
Snozzcumbers, along with Frobscottle, are the sole diet of the BFG because he refuses to eat people like the other giants.
The fruit has been specially grown in Holland is curlier and knobblier than usual.
Morrisons hopes the 16inch cucumber will encourage reluctant children to eat their greens.
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They cost 41p each, which the British Cucumber Growers’ Association described as
"ridiculously cheap", adding: ‘At least Morrisons is promoting cucumbers to the younger generation."
Morrisons is trialling the speciality cucumber this week in its 492 stores across the UK and, based on customer feedback, will look at making them a permanent fixture on the fruit & veg aisle.
The cucumber will be available for 41p with each supermarket making a donation to Roald Dahl's The Marvellous Children's Charity for every one sold.
Morrisons Cucumber Buyer Rebecca Burns said: "We're bringing a bit of the magic of Road Dahl's story into our stores and celebrating this humble cucumber in all its knobbly, wonky glory.
"Unlike Snozzcumbers, children will find this variety delicious - not a hint of cockroaches or slime wanglers.
"We're anticipating they will become a lunchbox staple for kids going back to school this September and will excite a new generation about wonky veg at the same time.''
To mark Dahl's 100th birthday, the Oxford English Dictionary has now added a spate of new words relating to the beloved author.
These include scrumdiddlyumptious and splendiferous.
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