Mick Hartley

Muttering amongst themselves at Borough Market:

From the Rhubarb Triangle near Wakefield. For that special harvested-by-candlelight flavour.

Last year Yorkshire Forced Rhubarb was given European protected name status:

Yorkshire Forced Rhubarb has been added to the list, which includes Champagne and Parma Ham, of foods and drinks to have their names legally protected.

The vegetable is grown at farms in the geographical triangle between Leeds, Wakefield and Bradford.

It becomes the 41st British product to be added to the list.

Yorkshire Forced Rhubarb joins the likes of Grimsby Smoked Fish, Swaledale Cheese and West Country Cheddar in getting Protected Designation of Origin status from the European Commission's Protected Food Name scheme.

Another piece of useless information to add to the ever-growing clutter that's slowly but inexorably taking over your brain.