Rhubarb pie is a
pie with a
rhubarb
Rhubarb is the fleshy, edible stalks ( petioles) of species and hybrids (culinary rhubarb) of ''Rheum'' in the family Polygonaceae, which are cooked and used for food. The plant is a herbaceous perennial that grows from short, thick rhizomes. ...
filling.
United Kingdom
Rhubarb pie is popular in the United Kingdom, where rhubarb has been cultivated since the 1600s, and the leaf stalks eaten since the 1700s. Besides diced rhubarb, it usually contains a large amount of sugar to balance the tartness of the vegetable. The pie is usually prepared with a bottom crust and a variety of styles of upper crust.
North America
In the United States, a
lattice-style upper crust is often used. This style of pie is a traditional dessert in the country and is part of
New England
New England is a region consisting of six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York (state), New York to the west and by the ...
cuisine. Rhubarb has long been a popular choice for pie filling in the
Great Plains
The Great Plains is a broad expanse of plain, flatland in North America. The region stretches east of the Rocky Mountains, much of it covered in prairie, steppe, and grassland. They are the western part of the Interior Plains, which include th ...
and Midwest regions, where fruits were not always readily available.
Sumner, Washington, describes itself as the "Rhubarb Pie Capital of the World."
It is unknown exactly when the city gained this description, although it has been in use since at least the 1930s.
Rhubarb pies and desserts are also popular in Canada, as the rhubarb plant can survive in cold climates.
Variations
A strawberry rhubarb pie is a type of tart and sweet pie made with a
strawberry
The garden strawberry (or simply strawberry; ''Fragaria × ananassa'') is a widely grown Hybrid (biology), hybrid plant cultivated worldwide for its fruit. The genus ''Fragaria'', the strawberries, is in the rose family, Rosaceae. The fruit ...
and rhubarb filling. This was created when the fruits were paired up and harvested in England in June and July. The British found the sweetness of the strawberries offset the tartness of the rhubarb. Sometimes
tapioca
Tapioca (; ) is a starch extracted from the tubers of the cassava plant (''Manihot esculenta,'' also known as manioc), a species native to the North Region, Brazil, North and Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast regions of Brazil, but which has ...
is used as a thickener.
See also
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List of strawberry dishes
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List of pies, tarts and flans
This is a list of pies, tarts and flans. A pie is a baked or fried dish which is usually made of a pastry dough casing that covers or completely contains a filling of various sweetness, sweet or Umami, savory ingredients. A tart is a baked dish con ...
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References
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American pies
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British pies
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Fruit pies
Strawberry dishes
Cuisine of the Midwestern United States
Cuisine of the Southern United States
New England cuisine
Cuisine of West Virginia
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