The phrase
"red stalks" refers to plant stems or stems of certain vegetables that are colored red instead of the usual green or brown.
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Seeing long,
red stalks of rhubarb at the market (or in a rhubarb patch if I'm lucky) gives me a mighty need for rhubarb orange compote!
Although stalks can range from pink to vibrantly red in color, the
deeper red stalks tend to be slightly sweeter.
One little food fact I learned this year about rhubarb — this long pinkish -
red stalk of goodness is actually a vegetable and not a fruit.
Wondering what to do with
those red stalks of rhubarb that you're seeing in your grocery store or farmer's market?
4 cups chopped rhubarb (
the redder the stalks, the prettier it will be when cooked — although green rhubarb tastes just as good!)
Seek out organic rhubarb with
the reddest stalks, which will likely be more flavorful.
Will I ever get to experience slicing into
the red stalk and tasting it's cutting bite?
Rhubarb looks like celery, but it generally has
red stalks and green leaves attached — the leaves are toxic, so be sure to discard them.
Rhubarb is a tart and tangy summer staple in cooler prairie states like North Dakota; it's usually picked in June, before
its red stalks become stringy and tough.
Seek out organic rhubarb with
the reddest stalks, which will likely be more flavorful.
Cut off the red ends of the greens and cook
the red stalks separately.