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Fun fact: millets originate from East Asia, but have been almost entirely sidelined by rice and wheat. In Japan in particular, it's all rice all the time, and t
by decimalenough 6mo ago
Fun fact: millets originate from East Asia, but have been almost entirely sidelined by rice and wheat. In Japan in particular, it's all rice all the time, and the staple millets (awa, hie and kibi) have been reduced to an occasional component of gokokumai (five grain rice) eaten for vague health reasons.
- vi_sextus_vi 6mo agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Grains https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Grains For Japanese, ancient china concept = vaguely healthy Moreso if it meshes well with the quasi-scientific fad of "whole foods" There's still stuff made (semi-)exclusively from millet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kibi_dango_(millet_dumpling) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kibi_dango_(millet_dumpling)
- adrian_b 6mo agoIn Europe, during the Middle Ages, a couple of millets were still widespread as minor crops, but even then they were considered as food either for the poor who could not afford other more valuable grains or for poultry.