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[coraa]

So the boy and I were watching Chopped (a cooking contest show where the cooks have to make dishes incorporating a variety of items from a basket) a few weeks ago, and one of the items in the basket was rhubarb. One of the chefs said, "Of course, with rhubarb, you have to peel it, and that takes time."

The boy and I looked at each other.

"I never peel rhubarb," I said, "and neither did my mom."

But my curiosity, it was piqued!

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Comments

[morganlf.livejournal.com]

i have never peeled rhubarb, EVER and I cook with it tons!

[samhenderson.livejournal.com]

I would like to complain because thinking of rhubarb gives me a weird feeling in the teeth.

[mindstalk.livejournal.com]

Cats.

[cwendy41.livejournal.com]

I have no idea what rhubarb looks or tastes like :)

[maggiedacatt.livejournal.com]

Your last item makes me LOL.

Any time you poke fun at your flist makes me LOL.

[heleninwales.livejournal.com]

As a rule I never peel rhubarb, but if it's towards the end of the season and the skin is getting a bit fibrous, then I would remove any tough strands.

(And I had to LOL at some of the other answers.)

[seaya.livejournal.com]

That reminds me of this one chef on Top Chef DC that was talking about Pork Butt and he said something like "I don't care if it comes off a pig's ass, if it's tasty, I'll cook it."

But, um, pork butt is actually the shoulder.

How do you become a chef w/o knowing that?

[triath.livejournal.com]

I know that some people do peel because the skin is tougher than the inside, so if you peel it makes smoother sauces, for instance. But it's waaay too much work, and I like the skin.

But I also like the skin on my potatoes.