Thanks for your reply especially the picture. Could well be- do they have a dark band in the middle? I thought they could be rolled oats when I first looked at them so I checked the name a few times (Japanese). I think they are thicker and tougher than rolled oats which I eated raw a few hundred...
The recipe I referred to
kyotofoodie.com/home-cooking-shake-gohan-salmon-rice/
home cooking: Shake Gohan (Salmon Rice)
November 20th, 2007 by Kyoto Foodie
home cooking: Shake Gohan (Salmon Rice) 鮭ご飯
This is a dish that is truly delicious beyond mere words.
If there is no shake gohan in...
Many forms of barley
None of the threads so far mention the different forms of barley and how to vary the cooking but without pictures for each I wasn't sure what I have let alone how to use it especially in an tasty way.
I assume most people are referring the pearl barley which I have seen...
I am an Australian in Japan with my Japanese wife. I bought some barley and looks a bit like oats so what sort of Barley is it and what can cook with it. I bought for the special purpose of cooking it with rice for accompanying shake (salted salmon) but if I don't use it all for that purpose...