Himalayan Naked Barley
जौ
An old hill barley whose husk falls away easily, so the whole grain comes to the kitchen.
What it is
Naked, or hulless, barley is a form of barley whose hull is loosely attached and comes away easily, unlike common barley, whose tough hull has to be milled off.
Barley has been a staple of the high Himalaya for centuries: across Tibet it is roasted and ground into tsampa, a flour eaten every day.
At Full Circle
All the barley we use is Himalayan naked barley. It goes into our sattu, our sourdough mathri, our puffed barley and our roasted barley mix.
Read more: Wikipedia: Barley (hulless barley, tsampa)






