How do you like to eat rhubarb? I mostly know it from rhubarb pie
I grew up eating the Rhubarb plant by tipping the root side (stem?) In sugar and just eating it like that. It's very sour like that, which as a kid I loved.
Forced rhubarb, a vegetable deprived of sunlight, is having a renaissance (2019)
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Re: Forced rhubarb, a vegetable deprived of sunlight, is having a renaissance (2019)
#12How do you like to eat rhubarb? I mostly know it from rhubarb pie
The classic is rhubarb crumble, a baked dessert typically eaten with custard. It's delightfully sweet and sour, a favourite of mine as a kid.
Re: Forced rhubarb, a vegetable deprived of sunlight, is having a renaissance (2019)
#13Remember: never rub another man's rhubarbs.
Have you ever danced with the Devil in the pale moonlight?
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#14How do you like to eat rhubarb? I mostly know it from rhubarb pie
Also rhubarb jam.
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#15Remember that rhubarb leaves are actually poisonous due to oxalic acid (I've seen quotes of 2-5 kg od leaves being a lethal dose).
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/does-rhub...
Re: Forced rhubarb, a vegetable deprived of sunlight, is having a renaissance (2019)
#16How do you like to eat rhubarb? I mostly know it from rhubarb pie
In The Netherlands ate Rhubarb for dinner. Cooked with crumbled rusk (beschuit [0]) mixed with sugar and eaten with cooked potatoes. And some meat (e.g. steak or sausage).
The crumbled rusk is meant to give the cooked rhubarb a thicker structure and the sugar is meant to counter the sourness.
Quite delicious imho.
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[0]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusk#Netherlands_and_Belgium...
Re: Forced rhubarb, a vegetable deprived of sunlight, is having a renaissance (2019)
#17Mentioned in the article, but forced rhubarb grows so fast you can hear it. This soundcloud file suggests hearing it in a darkened vault by candlelight would be extraordinary experience! https://soundcloud.com/rhubarb-rhubarb-rhubarb/a-mass-of-pop...
Well, they definitely need to add rhubarb to Minecraft now.
Re: Forced rhubarb, a vegetable deprived of sunlight, is having a renaissance (2019)
#18How do you like to eat rhubarb? I mostly know it from rhubarb pie
It needs a lot of sugar to become palatable.
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#19I spontaneously became allergic to rhubarb in my teens. Damn shame. It was my favorite pie!
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#20I live in Spain but I had the chance to travel to northern Europe dozens of times, where I learned to love rhubarb. I really would love rhubarb to grow here but it is almost impossible to find, even in big cities.
Very common in France if you ever drive by.
Usually sold as a small 30cm^3 plant which will probably grown up to 1.5m in diameter the first year. I used to have 7 in 12m2.
It’s also possible to grow from seeds, which you can buy online. It will require some dedication.
IME a very easy perennial, if you can prevent drought. Plant and forget. Like artichokes.