Rhubarb

Rhubarb, or Redroot, was a type of vegetable that could be found in the Realms.

Description
These vegetables were short and leafy with bright red stalks. They were notable for being both sour and slightly sweet.

Availability
Places in the Realms where rhubarb was known to grow or be cultivated were:
 * Northwest Faerûn: Wild rhubarb grew in the Delimbiyr Vale. And was cultivated in the gardens of Goldenfields.
 * Luiren: Rhubarb grew in the Long Forest. Along the southern rim of that forest it was cultivated and traded widely by the city of Fasruil.
 * The farmers of Gaj in the Vilhon Reach grew rhubarb making it the town's main dessert of choice.
 * The Katakoro Plateau.
 * In Xiousing, a small Shou district in the city of Marsember, rhubarb was grown by Shen's Herb Garden.
 * Wild rhubarb was also known by some to grow in great numbers in areas of fey presence, serving as indication of a fey crossroad being near.

Usages

 * The stalks of rhubarb were used in the filling of a Luiren pastry known as bouqthi.
 * Some used rhubarb in the making of incense.
 * Powdered rhubarb leaves were a material component for the spell Melf's acid arrow.
 * Some were known to cultivate rhubarb for medicinal purposes, such as an astringent or cathartic.
 * Rhubarb could be used to make tea.

Businesses

 * Drover's Last Drink, a tavern in Mosstone served a wide variety of handpies and bigger bowl-sized stuffed goodness. Rhubarb tarts and many-berry tarts were sold for one copper piece per serving of seven.

Organizations

 * The Ironaxe Clan of dwarves were known to gather rhubarb, in addition to other wild foodstuffs, from the Delimbiyr Vale.

Races & Sentient Creatures

 * Rhubarb was common in Elven cuisine.