Vegetable
Rhubarb
About This Entry
Rhubarb is a tart stem used in savory and sweet contexts — high acid demands off-dry Riesling, sparkling, or dessert wines when sugared.
Wine Pairing Explanation
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At a Glance
Group
Green Vegetables
Classification
Vegetables
Culinary role
stem
Scientific name
Rheum rhabarbarum
Scientific Classification
- Display name
- Rhubarb
- Classification
- Vegetables
- Group
- Green Vegetables
- Scientific name
- Rheum rhabarbarum
Taxonomy
- Culinary role
- stem
- Plant part
- stem
- Texture
- fibrous
- Moisture class
- high
- Flavor intensity
- bold
- Seasonality
- spring