Barley is a major cereal grain, a member of the grass family. It
serves as a major animal fodder, a source of fermentable
material for beer and certain distilled beverages, and as a
component of various health foods. It is used in soups and
stews, and in barley bread of various cultures. In a 2007
ranking of cereal [...]Read more › Post Tagged with: "grain"
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa (Asian rice)
or Oryza glaberrima (African rice). As a cereal grain, it is the
most important staple food for a large part of the world’s human
population, especially in Asia and the West Indies. It is the
grain with the third-highest worldwide production, after maize
(corn) and wheat, according to data for 2009.Read more › Wild
rice (also called Canada rice, Indian rice, and water oats) is
four species of grasses forming the genus Zizania, and the grain
which can be harvested from them. The grain was historically
gathered and eaten in both North America and China. While it is
now something of a delicacy i