Rhubarb Strudel
By Anna
@LadyDuck (470745)
Switzerland
February 17, 2016 9:31am CST
In the ancient times, the rhubarb was used for medical purposes, especially in China, but also in Europe and Asia.
The red pigment of the stalks, is known to kill leukemia cells and to slow the growth of some forms of cancer.
The rhubarb is delicious in cakes and pies, especially if mixed to apples or strawberries.
Yesterday I have bought fresh rhubarb stalks and today I have made a rhubarb strudel. It is just out of the oven, cooling down waiting to be eaten at tea time.
Have you ever tasted a rhubarb pie?
Do you like its taste?
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
17 Feb 16
we used to have our own wild rhubarb patch in our garden but my long since deceased step-father hated it and destroyed it - I still love rhubarb so I was unhappy when he did that
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
17 Feb 16
@arthurchappell It is no surprise that they were wild if they knew what your father was going to do to them.
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
17 Feb 16
@LadyDuck it needs great care or it spreads very quickly and can affect other plants/crops
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@LadyDuck (470745)
• Switzerland
18 Feb 16
@sueznewz2 Yes, I know, my favorite is the peach crumble with vanilla ice cream.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
18 Feb 16
@LadyDuck oohhh I should have read a bit further down as I can see now .... you do know what a crumbe is....
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@Orson_Kart (6745)
• United Kingdom
17 Feb 16
That looks delicious. 
I love rhubarb in a pie or a crumble, but I've never had it as a strudel. I am sure I would enjoy it just as much. I am familiar with apple strudel (though I've never tasted that either) but not rhubarb. Only problem is you need to add lots of sugar, if I remember rightly?
I love rhubarb in a pie or a crumble, but I've never had it as a strudel. I am sure I would enjoy it just as much. I am familiar with apple strudel (though I've never tasted that either) but not rhubarb. Only problem is you need to add lots of sugar, if I remember rightly?7 people like this
@Orson_Kart (6745)
• United Kingdom
17 Feb 16
@LadyDuck A little tart is something I don't mind either. 
What would you have with it - Ice cream, cream, or custard?
What would you have with it - Ice cream, cream, or custard?4 people like this
@LadyDuck (470745)
• Switzerland
17 Feb 16
@Orson_Kart Vanilla ice cream or custard, if it's cold outside, custard, I like both.
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@TypicalRussian (747)
• Budennovsk, Russian Federation
17 Feb 16
My grandfather used to cultivate this plant on his dacha and feed me the stem of this with sugar many years ago
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@allknowing (135276)
• India
18 Feb 16
Rhubarb does not grow here but we have edible caladium. We use both the stems and leaves. It comes in green and black varieties.
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@allknowing (135276)
• India
18 Feb 16
@LadyDuck There are some great recipes using those leaves.
alu vadi recipe with step by step photos. alu vadi or patra is stuffed rolled colocasia leaves snack popular in maharashtrian and gujarati cuisine. alu vadi recipe is also known as pathrode.
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@Butchcass4 (5895)
• United States
23 Feb 16
@allknowing what kinds of recipes do you make with caladium? Sounds interesting.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
17 Feb 16
One can rarely find rhubarb here Anna. It is very sad as my Mother loves the rhubarb pies. I would make them for her if I could get some. There is only can stuff..not the same.
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I love the look of that strudel!
@Butchcass4 (5895)
• United States
23 Feb 16
@story07 I can't imagine eating raw rhubarb, whats it taste like?
@LeaPea2417 (37334)
• Toccoa, Georgia
17 Feb 16
That looks delicious in the photo. Yes, my Mom used to make the most tasty rhubarb pies when I was a child.
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@LeaPea2417 (37334)
• Toccoa, Georgia
17 Feb 16
@LadyDuck I do now remember something. When my Mom made the rhubarb pie, she liked to serve it warm and she would put a scoop of vanilla ice cream on the same plate. It was tasty eating the pie and ice cream together. Have you tried it like that before?
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@LadyDuck (470745)
• Switzerland
18 Feb 16
@LeaPea2417 Yes, especially with the crumbles I like the vanilla ice cream, with the strudel I prefer warm custard.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
17 Feb 16
Not pie but I have had the jam. I want to make a pie :)
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@LadyDuck (470745)
• Switzerland
17 Feb 16
@andriaperry Yes, I was thinking to prepare a "panna cotta" and make a jelly with the juice to serve with it.
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@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
20 Feb 16
I have tasted it once in a pie mixed with strawberries. It was a store bought pie and I did not like it. I am not sure if it was because it was a store bought pie or if it was because I did not like the rhubarb.
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@rebelann (112737)
• El Paso, Texas
23 Jun 19
I have never seen a strawberry pie at any of the grocers here let alone one with rhubarb.
@LadyDuck (470745)
• Switzerland
23 Jun 19
@Shellyann36 I bought a rhubarb pie at the store and I really disliked it, it tasted "fake".
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
18 Feb 16
that looks very nice... I really like rhubarb... but in a crumble or stewed or baked on its own with custard... the picture is of a crumble ... as I am not sure if its just an English thing or if you have it in Switzerland too....
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@LadyDuck (470745)
• Switzerland
17 Feb 16
Yes, it is grown in greenhouses here in Switzerland , but the package that I bought at Aldi comes from Canton Argovia, that it is all the way up to the north. I still have the ticket of the supermarket on my desk 1 Kg 4.99 CHF, that is a bit expensive, but my husband insisted.
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