{"title":"Freekeh","description":"\u003cp\u003eFreekeh is one of the most distinctive ingredients in the Eastern Mediterranean larder: young green durum wheat, harvested before full maturity and then fire-roasted. The roasting process creates a uniquely smoky, nutty character that makes freekeh unlike any other grain — it smells of a wood fire when it cooks, and delivers a complex depth of flavour that you cannot achieve by any other means.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe technique of roasting green wheat has been practised in the Eastern Mediterranean (particularly in Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, and Egypt) for centuries. The word freekeh derives from the Arabic for 'to rub' — referring to the threshing process that separates the charred outer husks from the grain. The result is a grain with excellent nutritional properties: because it is harvested young, it retains more of the natural sugars and nutrients before they are converted to starch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn cooking, freekeh works as a pilaf base (cooked with spiced chicken broth and topped with roasted onions and nuts in the traditional style), in hearty winter soups, in grain salads, and alongside grilled meats and fish. The smoky note it carries is extraordinary with lamb in particular.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur Organic Freekeh is whole-grain (not cracked), which gives maximum texture. Certified organic durum wheat, traditionally fire-roasted.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1021\/0643\/1830\/collections\/freekeh.jpg?v=1776595635","url":"https:\/\/checkout.backtonatureorganicfoods.co.uk\/collections\/freekeh.oembed","provider":"Back to Nature Co","version":"1.0","type":"link"}