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Bugs

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Posted: Fri Jan 20, 06 3:37 pm Post subject: Rhubarb?
I saw rhubarb on one out of about 10 market stalls today. It looked OK, bright pink, a few had the budding leaves on it that looked fresh, but couldn't see anything to suggest where it would be from. Rhubarb doesn't get important, surely? I mean imported. Rhubarb is very important. I rather fancy a little rhubarb.

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
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Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 06 3:41 pm Post subject:
Probably from the forcing sheds in the rhubarb triangle.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Essex

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 06 3:41 pm Post subject:
There are some other countries that eat rhubarb, could be imported from Eastern Europe maybe but more likely forced isn't it?

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 06 3:44 pm Post subject:
Probably Dutch. Are you feeling better now Bugs?

bagpuss

Joined: 09 Dec 2004
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Location: cambridge

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 06 3:46 pm Post subject:
I have seen rhubarb imported from holland!

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Essex

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 06 3:48 pm Post subject:

sean wrote:

Probably Dutch. Are you feeling better now Bugs?

Not now you've told her it's probably Dutch

Jb

Joined: 08 Jun 2005
Posts: 7761
Location: 91ï¿½ N

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 06 4:05 pm Post subject:
The rhubabrb in my back garden is showing some quite healthy growth already (plenty of manure but not forced this year) - So I suppose it could be home grown although it still seems very early.

Helen_A

Joined: 26 Jan 2005
Posts: 1548
Location: MK, Bucks.

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 06 8:51 pm Post subject:
Our nearest Sainsbury (yes I still end up there sometimes )has rubarb that claims to be UK. Haven't bought any though as it was being sold at nearly £3.50 a kilo I assumed at that price it is forced, but still couldn't bring my self to buy it... Helen_A

Bugs

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Posted: Mon Jan 23, 06 10:14 am Post subject:

tahir wrote:

sean wrote:

Probably Dutch. Are you feeling better now Bugs?

Not now you've told her it's probably Dutch

Sean - yes, thank you.
Tahir - Don't worry I didn't buy any!

I will keep an eye out on it though, on one of the seasonal food links on here it does say January for forced rhubarb, so you never know. I think it was a bit cheap though

bernie-woman

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 7824
Location: shropshire

Posted: Mon Jan 23, 06 10:18 am Post subject:
It is seasonal at this time of year but will definitely be forced I had to withdraw my criticism of Gordon Ramsay before xmas as he stated he only uses seasonal produce and then proceeded to use rhubarb - looked it up and had to eat my words - I hate having to do that Glad to hear you are better Bugs

Bernie66

Joined: 14 Jan 2005
Posts: 13967
Location: Eastoft

Posted: Mon Jan 23, 06 10:29 am Post subject:

Just because its out of season does not mean its not British. I ate a (small)bowl of strawberries yesterday-from a cold frame in the garden-no heat. I had left them in the coldest part of the garden whilst the temperature dropped earier this winter and then mollycoddled them and put then in the coldframe just before Xmas. To my surprise the flowers which had been trying to open in december produced small but perfectly formed strawberries-not worth doing for quantity but it was worth it as an experiment!

Behemoth

Joined: 01 Dec 2004
Posts: 19023
Location: Leeds

Posted: Mon Jan 23, 06 10:38 am Post subject:
It probably is British, well Yorkshire to be exact, from the rhubarb Triangle. On Leeds Market it's 60p/lb. Crumble, crumble, crumble.... The Rhubarb Festival is under way https://www.wakefield.org.uk/VisitWakefield/RhubarbFestival/default.htm

wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
Posts: 15051
Location: East Midlands

Posted: Mon Jan 23, 06 5:53 pm Post subject:
I WANT some. (stamps feet, tosses hair etc) I love rhubarb, and can't get any, anywhere. Last year the only place that had any at all, was waitrose, for about two weeks. If its UK I shall buy a freezerfull this year, I LOVE rhubarb!

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45723
Location: Essex

Posted: Mon Jan 23, 06 5:56 pm Post subject:
They've got none round here, fancy rhubarb crumble now

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22790
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Mon Jan 23, 06 6:00 pm Post subject:
I've got some frozen in the freezer, but I've got no eggs to make custard. And you can't have crumble without custard.

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