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Rhubarb - Yorkshire

Forget the beauty of India's Golden Triangle
and the mysterious goings-on in the Bermuda
Triangle in the Atlantic. It's the Rhubarb Triangle
- a nine-square-mile area in West Yorkshire that
sits between Wakefield, Leeds and Bradford
- that foodies should trek to. Growing forced
rhubarb is a special method of food production;
'forcing sheds' enable rhubarb growers to
produce the distinctive large-leaved, pinkstemmed vegetable out of season.
The plants start life outdoors for two years,
absorbing sunshine and storing energy in their
roots. They are then moved to the forcing sheds,
which are dark and warm, so the plants use
energy reserves in their roots to grow longer
stalks - this process results in sweeter, more
tender rhubarb. At its peak, the Rhubarb Triangle
produced 90% of the world's winter rhubarb.
Very few growers open the doors to their secret
growing havens, but it's an awe-inspiring sight
- the sheds are lit with candles and the mass of
pink stalks is a sight to behold. And the silence is
remarkable - if you're lucky enough to visit one,
you may hear the rhubarb popping as it opens.

GROWING HAVENS
ARE AWE-INSPIRING
- SHEDS ARE LIT
WITH CANDLES
AMONG A MASS
OF PINK STALKS

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