The Pantry
The ingredients this kitchen leans on, from the everyday to the beloved. The sealed ones come with a story worth knowing.
The list
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grains & staples
Barley
The grain of talbina, simmered soft with milk and honey. Humble, warming, and older than every trend in the bowl.
Good for you
High in fibreBeta-glucanSlow, steady energy
From the Prophet’s ﷺ table
Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, would order talbina for the grieving and the sick, and related that the Prophet ﷺ called it a soother for the sick heart that carries away some of the sorrow.
Sahih al-Bukhari 5689, narrated by Aisha
Cook with it
Nothing on the site cooks with it yet. That will not last.