Why is barley soaked?

Barley is made from barley. A lot of barley grows in Russia, and in neighboring countries, whole fields. This is an unpretentious culture, accustomed to our latitudes and easily enduring any climatic whims. But we “pay” for this unpretentiousness – this cereal is quite a group, in dried form it is unsuitable for food, and for modern pampered people it needs special processing. In factories, cereals are dried, cleaned, sometimes steamed – and eaters must soak the cereals overnight. Only after such a long processing can cereals prove themselves worthy in any culinary research. Otherwise, it will either be dry (such a joke is called “bolts”), or it will boil down into a dense porridge, which will be difficult to stir with a spoon.

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