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Q: Does rhubarb exist in China?
I was telling my GF in the spring about rhubarb and she did not know what it is. It is the only thing I grow to eat. I was just reading about rhubarb. The traditional Chinese pharmacopeia features rhubarb as a laxative. Is rhubabrb not common in China ? No strawberry rhubabrb, how barbaric.
I have wandered through many markets and have never seen rhubarb in China.
I've yet to see any here, i sure miss rhubarb and strawberry pie!! 
It was popular because it comes up early in the year, became widely used after sugar was plentiful..The Chinese had it. I hardly see it in stores here and then its 5 stalks for $5. I had a garden that had a 80ft row of Rhubarb. I'd give it away in big bags
.I like just rhubarb pie with sour cream in it. I make rhubarb crisp in a turkey roaster pan. I'm a Spartan, love a good feed.
if I made you crave,, maybe you can find strawberry rhubarb triple fruit jams, I've been using it lately
The do have it here - it's called 大黄 - daihuang. It's mostly cultivated for use in TCM though, and since that makes more money than selling it for food, that's where it all goes.
