Champagne Rrhubarb is rhubarb grown by a special technique. The rhubarb is “forced” to grow very early in the season, in “forcing sheds.” Though it is still winter outside at the time, the sheds provide warmth to cause the rhubarb to grow earlier than it would outside. Restricted light in the sheds causes the stalks…
Rhubarb
Custard Rhubarb Pie Recipe
The tartness of the rhubarb acts as a foil to the richness of the custard.
Ginger and Rhubarb Fool Recipe
These fools are very easy to make, with a great refreshing taste. They are also a healthy dessert, with the fruit, the ginger and the yoghurt.
Oxalic Acid
Oxalic Acid is an acid naturally present in many plants that we eat. Oxalic Acid is present in very small amounts in chives, oca, parsley, rhubarb, sorrel, spinach and taro, and in even smaller amounts in a zillion other types of produce from asparagus to sweet corn. It can make something taste tart, as it…
Rhubarb
Rhubarb © Paula Trites Rhubarb is actually a vegetable, not a fruit. We usually treat it as a fruit, because of its high acidity, but some cultures do use it as a vegetable in savoury dishes, so don’t be entirely surprised if you come across such recipes. The leaves are extremely poisonous. They contain in…
Rhubarb Bread & Butter Pudding Recipe
The rhubarb cuts nicely through the custard richness of this pudding.
Rhubarb Chutney (Savoury) Recipe
Particularly good with cheese and smoked fish.
Rhubarb Chutney (Sweet) Recipe
A very easy and interesting accompaniment for meats such as pork or lamb, or for patés.
Rhubarb Sauce Recipe
Most rhubarb recipes will have you stew them in sugar. If you want to make a less sweet version, try this version.
Stewed Rhubarb Recipe
Serve as a dessert in a fruit nappy, or as a side condiment to some pork, or on ice cream or yoghurt.
Wakefield Festival of Rhubarb
Forced rhubarb. Oatsy40 / flickr.com / 2012 / CC BY 2.0 Wakefield Festival of Rhubarb is an annual eight-day festival in Yorkshire, England. The festival celebrates the early, forced “champagne” (pale) rhubarb that the area is known for. It features rhubarb dishes, both savoury and sweet. There are also coach tours of the sheds in…