Unique flavours of this herbaceous perennial have a short and sweet season
“HAVE I told you lately that I love rhu... barb?” sang the Gardener. Not as poetic or perhaps romantic as Van the Man’s declarations of devotion and, I figured it was a plea to have something made for him out of the stalks of this pink and woody vegetable.
Yes it’s a veg, not a fruit, a herbaceous perennial to be precise. Given that the leaves are poisonous, it’s hard to figure out how anybody wanted to cook this decorative garden plant, especially as you have to add so much sweetness to it to make it palatable.
