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Tickled pink: rhubarb growers see explosion in demand for Yorkshire crop

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Yorkshire forced rhubarb is growing in the dark and harvested by candlelight.

The unusual crop is seeing a huge rise in popularity, with Tesco reporting a doubling in sales.

The Tomlinsons ’ farm in Pudsey , Leeds , lies inside the Rhubarb triangle, an area of West Yorkshire known for this unique product.

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informal

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English

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37

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