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Post by robwhite on May 1, 2009 5:52:07 GMT -5
This grain food is suggested on my MT Food List, and also appears in an example meal in my MT information pack in the form of 'baked triticale'. If it is a grain, i would have thought you need to boil it, not bake it.
I have never heard of, or seen 'triticale', in the UK. Has anyone tried it? Whats it like?
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Post by joeldibattista on May 2, 2009 3:32:20 GMT -5
It's a cross bread of wheat and rye (I think - it's definitely a cross of two grains).
They use it to make breakfast cereals and such here in Australia.
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Post by robwhite on May 3, 2009 7:13:26 GMT -5
Whats it like? Taste? Texture? Can you make bread with it?
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Post by joeldibattista on May 3, 2009 19:05:36 GMT -5
No idea, I've just seen it on some cereal packs. It is a wheat-rye hybrid, so I'm sure you can make bread with it.
After some further research, it seems to mainly be grown as a winter animal feed alternative to barley.
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Post by robwhite on May 4, 2009 5:57:04 GMT -5
OK, thanks for the info.
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Post by joeldibattista on May 4, 2009 19:57:14 GMT -5
Have you tried amaranth?
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Post by robwhite on May 5, 2009 4:02:59 GMT -5
Yes, its a bit fiddly to prepare, but it tastes quite nutty. I think the best way to cook it is to pop it like popcorn (after you have soaked it overnight), because if you boil it, it turns to a kind of glue-ey starchy goop
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Post by joeldibattista on May 5, 2009 23:57:02 GMT -5
Sounds delish.  |
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Post by robwhite on May 6, 2009 4:48:27 GMT -5
Its actually quite tasty if you sprinkle a bit of sea salt on it
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