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Jonephant
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 4:31 am Post subject: Rhubarb |
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Does anyone know a place or has seen somewhere that sells fresh rhubarb?
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 5:17 am Post subject: |
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| I've never seen it fresh, but they have frozen rhubarb at High Street Market. Fresh is likely out of season, anyway. |
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cmr
Joined: 22 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 7:41 am Post subject: |
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| "out of season"??? Well, in Canada I could get "fresh" rhubard until late in the fall, so I really don't think it's out of season. It's more likely that it doesn't grow here. If it does, though, I wanna know where. |
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lichtarbeiter
Joined: 15 Nov 2006
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 8:09 am Post subject: Re: Rhubarb |
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I'm pretty sure it doesn't exist in Korea, and if it did, it'd probably be like 20,000 a stalk.
I would kill for a piece of strawberry-rhubarb crisp.
Out of this world.
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tardisrider
Joined: 13 Mar 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 9:53 am Post subject: Re: Rhubarb |
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| lichtarbeiter wrote: |
I'm pretty sure it doesn't exist in Korea, and if it did, it'd probably be like 20,000 a stock.
I would kill for a piece of strawberry-rhubarb crisp.
Out of this world. |
Stock in rhubarb? Do you mean it would be 20,000 a share? Who trades in rhubarb--is it on the futures market or what? I don't understand. |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 9:56 am Post subject: |
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| cmr wrote: |
| "out of season"??? Well, in Canada I could get "fresh" rhubard until late in the fall, so I really don't think it's out of season. It's more likely that it doesn't grow here. If it does, though, I wanna know where. |
Hot weather makes it get woody, and it's already been hotter in Korea than it ever gets in the vast majority of Canada. The season is already over in New England (where it's significantly cooler than Korea), thus why I'm saying it's probably out of season, if it exists at all.
Tartine in Itaewon has really good strawberry rhubarb pie, though you're going to pay dearly for it. |
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Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
Location: Earth, Solar System
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| Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 12:42 am Post subject: |
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| And the great story of the introduction of invasive rhubarb begins right here on Dave's. |
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lichtarbeiter
Joined: 15 Nov 2006
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 1:36 am Post subject: Re: Rhubarb |
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| tardisrider wrote: |
| lichtarbeiter wrote: |
I'm pretty sure it doesn't exist in Korea, and if it did, it'd probably be like 20,000 a stock.
I would kill for a piece of strawberry-rhubarb crisp.
Out of this world. |
Stock in rhubarb? Do you mean it would be 20,000 a share? Who trades in rhubarb--is it on the futures market or what? I don't understand. |
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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
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| Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 1:46 am Post subject: |
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| Steelrails wrote: |
| And the great story of the introduction of invasive rhubarb begins right here on Dave's. |
The edible variety of rhubarb is not invasive. Giant "rhubarb" [gunnera] is a different story, not the topic of this discussion.
Rhubarb is extremely tart. It would probably grow well enough here but its not a taste Koreans would likely accustom themselves to easily. But it could show up as a frozen import & appeal to wacky foreigners. |
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Emark
Joined: 10 May 2007
Location: duh, Korea?
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| Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 2:57 am Post subject: |
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In my opinion, rhubarb (if you like it) and strawberry rhubarb pie/ crisp is in the same category as 7-11 slurppees.
These are a few of the things worth living with out while I'm here and something to look forward to having upon my return home.
I never thought anyone would crave rhubarb here in Korea. Look at this thread already! |
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Who's Your Daddy?
Joined: 30 May 2010
Location: Victoria, Canada.
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| Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 4:49 am Post subject: |
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| schwa wrote: |
| It would probably grow well enough here but its not a taste Koreans would likely accustom themselves to easily. |
Just needs gochujang. |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 5:31 am Post subject: |
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| schwa wrote: |
| Steelrails wrote: |
| And the great story of the introduction of invasive rhubarb begins right here on Dave's. |
The edible variety of rhubarb is not invasive. Giant "rhubarb" [gunnera] is a different story, not the topic of this discussion.
Rhubarb is extremely tart. It would probably grow well enough here but its not a taste Koreans would likely accustom themselves to easily. But it could show up as a frozen import & appeal to wacky foreigners. |
I actually know a lot of Koreans who really like it. It's quite popular at Tartine. |
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