Many people know the green-pink stalks from the supermarket – but is rhubarb actually a vegetable or a fruit? You certainly didn’t know these things about rhubarb.
Rhubarb is a popular ingredient for cakes, desserts and juices, especially in spring and early summer. The healthy vegetables grow very well in our latitudes and are incredibly healthy. Those who like to eat rhubarb provide their body with a good portion of vitamins, minerals and fiber. At the same time, rhubarb does not provide any calories, hardly any carbohydrates and no fat.
And: Rhubarb is very easy to prepare! For the compote you only have to cook it, for the preparation of rhubarb cake all you have to do is cut it into small pieces, add a little sugar and place on the dough. The rhubarb will cook through quickly when baked.
1. In Europe, rhubarb is considered a vegetable, in the US as a fruit
2. On June 9th, the USA celebrates the “Strawberry-Rhubarb-Pie-Day”, the day of the “strawberry-rhubarb cake”
3. Rhubarb is native from the Himalayas and in the Middle Ages came from there via Russia to large parts of Europe
4. Rhubarb gets its name from the Middle Latin word rheu barbarumwhat as much as foreign root means
5. Rhubarb fits Also excellent with meat. Have you ever eaten a rhubarb compote with your steak? A must!
Rhubarb is very easy to prepare. You will find ideas and tips in these books!
Rhubarers – Refined recipes for sweet and savory
Hardcover: € 18.00
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Rhubarb: almond tree’s small gourmandisen
Hardcover: € 11.77
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