Freekeh

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Freekeh

프리케

Cereal food made from green durum wheat

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Freekeh (sometimes spelled frikeh) or farik is a cereal food made from green durum wheat (Triticum turgidum var. durum) that is roasted and rubbed to create its flavour. It is an ancient dish derived from Levantine and North African cuisines, remaining popular in many countries of the eastern Mediterranean Basin, where wheat was first domesticated. Freekeh is the name for the wheat grain prepared in a specific way. Harvested while still green and the seeds still soft, it is piled and sun-dried, and then carefully set alight such that only the straw and chaff burn, with the grain protected by its high water content. This roasted wheat is then threshed, winnowed and sun-dried again to achieve a uniform flavour, texture, and colour, and make it suitable for long-term storage.

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