November 01, 2009
When it’s cold outside nothing beats a hot comforting bowl of soup for an easy weekday supper, and this butternut squash number is one of the mainstays in our ...
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Barley is a cereal grain derived from the annual grass ''Hordeum vulgare''. It serves as a major animal feed crop, with smaller amounts used for malting (mostly for beer and certain distilled beverages) and in health food. It is used in soups, stews and barley bread in various countries, such as Scotland and in Africa. In 2007 ranking of cereal crops in the world, barley was fourth both in terms of quantity produced (136 million tons) and in area of cultivation (566,000 km²).
This is a widely grown, hardy cereal plant that in recent years is now mainly used as cattle food, and in the brewing and whisky industries. The husk is often removed from the grain and sold as Pearl Barley, which is used to make cereals and thicken soups and stews.