The Devil’s Rhubarb

Name: The Devil’s Rhubarb
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Europe
Ingredients: ⅔ cup very cold vodka; ½ cup sugar

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Kitchen of Light

By Andreas Viestad

Published 2003

About

THIS IS RHUBARB FOR THE HARDENED RHUBARB LOVER, STALKS OF RHUBARB DIPPED IN SUGAR AND SERVED WITH VODKA. A SOUR COMPANION FOR SUNNY DAYS, A PREDINNER DRINK, OR SOMETHING TO WAKE YOU UP AFTER A HEAVY MEAL—THE KIND OF SNACK/DRINK THAT WILL MAKE YOUR MOUTH SORE YET STILL LONGING FOR MORE.

Ingredients

8 thin stalks very young rhubarb, trimmed
½ cup sugar
⅔ cup very cold vodka

Europe
Scandinavian
Nordic
Drinks
Scandinavia
Vegan

Method

Peel the rhubarb so that only the juicy interior remains.

Place the sugar in a small bowl. Dip the rhubarb in the sugar and take small bites. Clean your mouth with sips of vodka from small glasses.