Fontana FORMIELLO Barley, Orzo (500g)

£4.75

An ancient grain, barley lends robust nutty flavour to salads, soups and stews or can substitute rice in curry, stir fry and risotto dishes.

This barley is hulled to allow faster and easier cooking while leaving much of the bran intact to preserve its nutritional properties and ensure a delightful chewy bite, which will hold even when cold.

Fontana FORMIELLO Barley Orzo (500g).

An ancient grain, barley lends robust nutty flavour to salads, soups and stews.

You can substitute rice in curry, stir fry and risotto dishes.

Fontana FORMIELLO Barley Orzo (500g) hulls the barley to allow faster and easier cooking while preserving its nutritional properties and ensuring a delightful chewy bite, which holds even when cold.

This hulled barley has been a part of traditional diets across the globe as one of the world’s earliest cultivated grains.. Known as ‘hordearii’ or ‘barley-men’, Roman gladiators attributed their strength to barley.

Farmers cultivate Fontana FORMIELLO barley at the foot of the Alps in Northern Italy.

Good to know: Add cooked barley to any one-pot soup or stew to give it body and flavour. Cook it in broth and add vegetables to make a tasty pilaf or risotto. Toss chilled, cooked barley with diced vegetables and homemade dressing for a quick cold salad.

Mix barley with mashed black beans to make a base for delicious veggie burgers. Barley can also be used as a variation to rice to make delicious puddings.

Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)

Origin of barley: Italy

Packed in Italy

Typical Values Per 100g Per Serving (70g)
Energy 1451kj / 347&kcal 1016kj /
243kcal
Fat
– of which saturates
1.40g
0.30g
0.98g
0.21g
Carbohydrate
– of which sugars
68.50g
0.00g
47.95g
0.00g
Fibre 10.40g 7.28g
Protein 9.20g 6.44g
Salt 0.008g 0.006g
Diets

Vegan, Vegetarian

Health & Nutrition

High Fibre, Low Fat, No Added Salt, No Added Sugars, Salt Free, Sugars Free

Free From

Celery, Crustaceans, Dairy, Eggs, Fish, Gluten, Lupin, Molluscs, Mustard, Nuts, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy, Sulphites

Brand

Fontana Formiello

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