# Dessert rhubarb **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 2, 2017, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dessert-rhubarb/787924 "2017-06-02T13:37:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2017, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dessert-rhubarb/787924/21 "2017-06-02T18:42:13Z")
> [@RobDog](#): > > Anyone here tried rhubarb gin? > > I’m halfway through my first bottle and it’s very, very good. Sweet, like a sloe gin, but still good with tonic. I hadn’t even considered rhubarb gin before, but yeah, that sounds like it will really work. Same process as homemade sloe gin, I guess? ---
**Author:** ![RobDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2017, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dessert-rhubarb/787924/22 "2017-06-02T18:56:45Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > I hadn’t even considered rhubarb gin before, but yeah, that sounds like it will really work. Same process as homemade sloe gin, I guess? Absolutely. Just gin, fruit, sugar. Plenty of recipes on t’Internet. I used the one from the BBC Good Food web site. I was inspired to make it after drinking a bottle of rhubarb and ginger liqueur from the Spencerfield Spirit Co of Edinburgh. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2017, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dessert-rhubarb/787924/23 "2017-06-02T19:22:00Z")
Not quite as “desserty” as the others, but this salsa with rhubarb, mangos, peppers and honey is pretty good, especially on seafood! MANGO-RHUBARB SALSA From Rhubarb Renaissance by Kim Ode 1 firm ripe mango, peeled and cut in 1/4-inch cubes 3/4 cup fresh rhubarb, cut in 1/4-inch cubes 3/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves 2 Tablespoons finely chopped red pepper 2 Tablespoons finely chopped red onion 1 medium jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon honey Toss together, then set aside so flavors can meld. Refrigerate what you don’t use. Great on fish! ---
**Author:** ![epolo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b487fb/32.png) [@epolo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epolo)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2017, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dessert-rhubarb/787924/24 "2017-06-02T20:11:08Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > 🙂 > **[Five Iron Frenzy – Rhubarb Pie](https://genius.com/Five-iron-frenzy-rhubarb-pie-lyrics)** > > Well lately I've been thinkin' / About some good home cookin' / Just like I haven't eaten in the longest time / Now I like potato chips now please don't get me wrong / But I haven' > [@](#): > > Rhubarb pie in the summer > Rhubarb pie made by my mother > Nothing better in the winter > Than rhubarb pie after dinnner Sadly, I think I’m mildly allergic to rhubarb and so don’t eat it. I still like to say it though. Rhubarb Rhubarb Rhubarb Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Plumpudding](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Plumpudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plumpudding)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2017, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dessert-rhubarb/787924/25 "2017-06-02T20:12:08Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > [snip] > And how do you like your rhubarb desserts? 🙂 Rhubarb. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2017, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dessert-rhubarb/787924/26 "2017-06-02T21:00:04Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Not quite as “desserty” as the others, but this salsa with rhubarb, mangos, peppers and honey is pretty good, especially on seafood! > > MANGO-RHUBARB SALSA > From Rhubarb Renaissance by Kim Ode > > 1 firm ripe mango, peeled and cut in 1/4-inch cubes > 3/4 cup fresh rhubarb, cut in 1/4-inch cubes > 3/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves > 2 Tablespoons finely chopped red pepper > 2 Tablespoons finely chopped red onion > 1 medium jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced > 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil > 1 teaspoon honey > > Toss together, then set aside so flavors can meld. Refrigerate what you don’t use. > Great on fish! I’m going to make this, but when I copy it into my recipe book I’m changing “finely chopped” to “diced”. /pet peeve ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2017, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dessert-rhubarb/787924/27 "2017-06-03T01:32:11Z")
I think the closest flavor comparison to rhubarb is sour green apples (though of course, as with any flavor comparison, that’s only an approximation). And last year, my mom went on a trip to Mongolia. The highlight of her trip was when she found rhubarb growing wild on the steppes, and was able to make rhubarb jam for her entire tour group. Yes, this is the kind of thing my mom does on her vacations. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dessert-rhubarb/787924.md?page=1)