A CLOSER LOOK
How to recognize it
Fresh grains of cultivated barley, Hordeum vulgare, at the green-to-early-yellow stage. Harvested grains may still carry husks, which are removed during food preparation.
In the kitchen
For Dingzhou nianzhuan, cook the young ears, rub and winnow away husks and awns, then mill the tender grains into short strands.
Different from dry hulled or pearled barley, barley flour and sprouted malt. Barley contains gluten; the fresh state does not make it gluten-free.
Ask about this ingredient
这道菜里有鲜嫩大麦粒吗？
Does this dish contain Fresh young barley grains?
A few dishes to explore
These examples use this ingredient in typical or optional preparations. Open the dish to see the distinction; a restaurant’s recipe can differ.
