In this lesson, you will learn about the different types of grain-based ingredients used for cooking and their culinary uses.
Grains are the small seeds from cereal plants, which are a type of grass. The most common grains are:
Other food grains include:
There are other seeds that have similar properties to grains and are used in the same way. They cannot be called 'grains' because they do not come from cereal plants. These seeds are called 'pseudograins'. Pseudograins include: