tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104067274494549802.post3306832436411324218..comments2024-03-16T08:21:24.661-04:00Comments on My Traveling Joys: For the Love of Rhubarb in IstanbulJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11920366609527181388noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104067274494549802.post-58013058421640766102012-06-14T09:14:09.618-04:002012-06-14T09:14:09.618-04:00I grew up in Holland where we love rhubarb, too. I...I grew up in Holland where we love rhubarb, too. It needs a cool or cold climate to grow I think. My mother used to bake rhubarb with a thick cakey topping, cottage pudding they call it in the US I think.<br /><br />I haven't seen it here in Moldova, where I live right now. Very sad because your post makes me crave it!<br /><br />Your pie looks fabulous!Miss Footloose | Life in the Expat Lanehttp://www.lifeintheexpatlane.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104067274494549802.post-8468788613450872652012-06-11T07:08:48.018-04:002012-06-11T07:08:48.018-04:00Such a lovely looking pie!! love rhubarb, must try...Such a lovely looking pie!! love rhubarb, must try yours :) Welcome back!Ozlem's Turkish Tablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04094209697788029851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104067274494549802.post-83344987375945715502012-06-10T07:51:13.160-04:002012-06-10T07:51:13.160-04:00@Joyce, the only thing I've had confiscated ou...@Joyce, the only thing I've had confiscated out of my suitcase so far is American powdered sugar. Guess it looked too much like something else! ;-) <br /><br />Yes, maybe I could bring some plants back and Claudia could grow them on her land at Assos since I only have a terrace.<br /><br />@Pille, what a delight to live in Estonia and have a ton of rhubarb available! I'd love to hear any recipe ideas that you have.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920366609527181388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104067274494549802.post-84311125358383700542012-06-10T07:47:31.766-04:002012-06-10T07:47:31.766-04:00Thanks everyone!
@Ahmet, I've looked for the ...Thanks everyone!<br /><br />@Ahmet, I've looked for the wild rhubarb at the pazars nearby, but I think I missed the season when I had to go back to the US last month. :-(<br /><br />@ Julia, sorry to get your hopes up. I usually like to put rhubarb in a tart or pie like this. However, in London 2 years ago, we had a delicious rhubarb eton mess! Yum!Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920366609527181388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104067274494549802.post-89125655339750476342012-06-09T13:04:43.294-04:002012-06-09T13:04:43.294-04:00I'm lucky for not having to smuggle rhubarb - ...I'm lucky for not having to smuggle rhubarb - grows well in Estonia (I got two HUGE bunches today from my cousin, so I can make some cakes and ginger-rhubarb jam). The only other places I've lived is Denmark (a rhubarb country) and Scotland (same). But my PhD supervisor smuggled rhubarb back to Spain (he was based there and commuted to Edinburgh once a month). <br /><br />Love the lattice on your pie!Pillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817049547134774699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104067274494549802.post-3894973012467296822012-06-08T09:00:50.830-04:002012-06-08T09:00:50.830-04:00I have been hunting for rhubarb for years living h...I have been hunting for rhubarb for years living here! I was excited thinking you had found some. I wish I were going back to the US soon to pick some up, I miss the taste and that pie looks beautiful!Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01158798567853685977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104067274494549802.post-38731618410000727592012-06-08T06:28:01.061-04:002012-06-08T06:28:01.061-04:00i am using my rhubarb every way imaginable and i c...i am using my rhubarb every way imaginable and i can't keep up with the harvest! why wouldn't rhubarb grow in turkey? maybe next time you come home you could bring a small plant back and try to grow it. if they check your bags at the airport do they confiscate stuff? i had so much stuff taken away over the years i can only laugh when i think back on it now.jaz@octoberfarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249328159454897124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104067274494549802.post-22079183905630723562012-06-08T05:55:21.659-04:002012-06-08T05:55:21.659-04:00I use wild rhubarb in Mark Bittmans crisp. With Ma...I use wild rhubarb in Mark Bittmans crisp. With Maraş ice cream on the side, it is perfect.Ahmet C. Tokerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15008061679842414620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104067274494549802.post-83918244452513146842012-06-08T05:27:09.652-04:002012-06-08T05:27:09.652-04:00Wow, this is painful reading! My Midwestern palate...Wow, this is painful reading! My Midwestern palate aches for all of this! I like to use my rhubarb as a substitute for the apples in my apple crisp recipe I've been making since I was ten from the Betty Crocker's Children's Cookbook. How I love that recipe. Although I often have to leave out the water, otherwise using rhubarb, it could get to watery. It has a flour, sugar, butter, and cinnamon top rather than oats.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12855990208488482147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104067274494549802.post-61900317731608423022012-06-08T05:25:29.113-04:002012-06-08T05:25:29.113-04:00great blog!
after 7 years as an expat in the stat...great blog!<br /><br />after 7 years as an expat in the states and germany, the first thing i started craving for in Istanbul was rhubarb.<br /><br />Fortunately I found out that wild Rhubarb is sold in Istanbul when it is the season. It is consumed mostly in eastern Anatolia, but there are few street vendors that sell it here in Beşiktaş too.<br /><br />I am sure you can find wild Rhubarb in pazars too. Its called Işgın in Turkish. I have to admit it doesn't look as pretty as the rhubarbs in the States, but the taste is similar.Ahmet C. Tokerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15008061679842414620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104067274494549802.post-18730239413682330332012-06-08T05:00:24.061-04:002012-06-08T05:00:24.061-04:00Thought you'd got rhubarb in Istanbul then. I ...Thought you'd got rhubarb in Istanbul then. I was getting jealous. :) We always get one of our friends to bring some out for us. Love it stewed with custard on top - although your recipe is very tempting.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259736008093281882noreply@blogger.com