Frikeh, Freekeh, Fereek: Green Wheat Wonder

[JoeHell67]

Hi,

in Germany we call it Grunkern (green grain) and it's "baked" in a special oven combined with beechwood smoke. We look for that olive green color, brown grains are low quality to us...

at the staff canteen they make a soup out of it once a week.... god, that's one of the best soups ever! I would trade the best Schnitzel for that soup anytime!

You can also make veggie burger pattys with green grain, they're good, but that

soup really rocks! ;-)

Joe from Germany

[cookingupastory]

@JoeHell67 What an amazing grain! Have you made the burger pattys before? If so, can you point me in the direction of a recipe? Would like to try that.

I hear you on the soup. The 1st time I had it (just last month), it was in a buttermilk soup I was served. So good!

[JoeHell67]

@cookingupastory

you can make em all different styles. Just google for freekeh burgers and you'll find recipes!

Here's a nice page...

greenwheatfreekeh(dot)com(dot)­au(slash)recipes(dot)php

[cabernetqueen]

I searched HIGH AND LOW to find frekeh in the Wasington DC area-- a place called the mediterranean bakery sell it!

[cookingupastory]

@cabernetqueen It makes sense that they might carry it - and glad you found some. Do you have a favorite dish you make with it? I made a 'summer salad' of veggies and frikeh, and it was so good! I'd like to explore other possibilities with this grain. =)

[thomie60]

@cabernetqueen

I found greenwheat freekeh @ whole Foods in Washington DC. They have both a wholegrain and cracked. The best part is...it's already clean! Just boil it and make fun recipes!

[LRSS46]

Cool story, cool guy!

[WhiteTiger333]

Wow - never heard of this processing of wheat! You can also get true smokiness from flaming eggplants. They can be speared on a toasting fork and smoked right over an open flame like a marshmallow. :) Scrape off the blackened skin and enjoy the smoky flavor after cooking as usual - makes a mean baba ganoush. Cheers to seasonal eating! I agree, I don't want cooked root veggies in the summer, but when the temperature plunges, I'm ready for them again.

[cookingupastory]

@WhiteTiger333 plus, you're getting the food at peek flavor - hard to beat! Thanks for the bbq'd eggplant idea. Love eggplant and this sounds quite delish! =)

[MRSketch09]

Well.. that was, something different.

[cookingupastory]

@MRSketch09 Yes, it was. Not often you get invited to a 'vegetarian BBQ'! =D

[jadeevalley]

interesting!

[cookingupastory]

@jadeevalley Thanks - I thought so too. Have you ever heard of it before? I hadn't, so had to go see what it was all about. Glad I did, because it is yummy!

[CMLovejoy]

Great story.

[cookingupastory]

Thanks, @CMLovejoy, glad you liked it. =)