(Getty Images)There's a new grain in town making a play for superfood supremacy. Freekeh (pronounced free-ka) has already netted universal praise from the likes of chef-celeb Jamie Oliver, Dr. Oz and even Oprah herself.
These compact, pistachio-hued kernels are also known as greenwheat or farik, which in Aramaic means “the rubbed one” and have an earthy, smoky flavour — it's as if they’ve found a way to capture the essence of a dense and creamy rice-dish prepared over an open campfire. Freekeh may be an up-and-comer to our North American pantries, but it’s actually an ancient grain that’s been ubiquitous to Middle Eastern diets since Biblical times.
Move over quinoa, Freekeh's the new superfood to eat
