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I need barley biscuits

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din
din Original post #1
May 29, 2008 at 9:48 PM
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Update - 13th July 2008

Got new packet of Barley biscuits, so here it is, I mean photos :D

Anyone really want to taste it, PM your postal address and I will courier it to you.

Please click on the thumbnails for enlarged view


*c1hqqq.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pDd_HN6LeQYiYim2kDYq7s7Gcf5jOEC9yLvWtoz7odpC3NkuNvsDWzR2a_AihjPr1H3KsUVjkwqc/thumb-barley-biscuit-photo-one.jpg

From Left - a plate full of Barley biscuits, Din

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From Left - a plate full of Barley biscuits, Din enjoying it.

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Criminal Din - Shows Barley Biscuit instead of the board these guys hold when the cops take their photo :D

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Finally, a close-up photo of the much awaited Barley Biscuit.

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Got this from Best Bakers - Kaloor, Cochin, Kerala.

Expect a blog post too ;) LOL
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OK, you might be thinking WTH, what happened to this guy (already crazy that you know lol)

OK, I used to have barley biscuits when I was a kid (does not mean that I am very old now. Slightly old, thats all.). Recently I tried to get the same, went to every bakery I see but seems nobody makes it now :(

If you haven't seen it before, it is yellowish in color, square in shape, not flat always, slightly bend, and like small frills at border. It will be written - Barley (now do not asking me what font it is, it was running letters) on every biscuit. Of course it is made of barley, sweet and very tasty.

I know it was not by any major brands, was made in local bakeries.

I tried my level best in google images but no luck :(

Anybody seen / ate it before ? Anyone know from where I will get ? Or going one more step further, any good soul out there who can buy and courier me some ? I will pay for all expenses.

(I see first reply now itself !! Now this is chit-chat or bakery section ?)
narangz
narangz #2
May 29, 2008 at 10:15 PM
Never ever saw a barley biscuit :(
krazzy
krazzy #3
May 29, 2008 at 11:07 PM
I grew up eating biscuits (among other things) but never ate or saw one with barley in it.
Faun
Faun #4
May 29, 2008 at 11:31 PM
may be my memory is weak but i remember vaguely a biscuit named barley :D
and various others, khatta meetha(sour sweet), namkeen(ummm...salty). A kaaju shaped biscuit was mine favorite , it was teh best one, tasted teh best.
A
adi007 #5
May 29, 2008 at 11:37 PM
lol...i think barley biscuit is now called parley biscuit...:D
Pathik
Pathik #6
May 29, 2008 at 11:41 PM
Is barley even grown in India??
Btw din uncle, bachpan ke din yaad aa rahe hai.. Kya baat hai.? :p
narangz
narangz #7
May 29, 2008 at 11:43 PM
Yes, even in Punjab I suppose.
din
din #8
May 29, 2008 at 11:45 PM
@Pathik

I have no clue. Sometimes it is like that. May be I am getting too old ! lol

Anyway, no, thats not Parley.
Rockstar11
May 30, 2008 at 3:10 AM
A kaaju shaped biscuit was mine favorite , it was teh best one, tasted teh best.

kaaju shaped namkeen biscuit.... kal hi maine khaaye the..... :p
NucleusKore
May 30, 2008 at 6:27 PM
I remember too Din, guess they don't make them any more. We ONLY get junk food now. Welcome to the 21st century ;)
victor_rambo
May 30, 2008 at 6:39 PM
I think we get barley biscuits here! I am not very sure because I never had them. But lately I have seen some shops here keeping some local biscuits which they claim are useful for health. Rg: nachni biscuits, dink laddoo, etc. I will check here of they have it.
Lucky_star
May 30, 2008 at 8:18 PM
Buy a pack of barley powder. Make a dough of it adding maida(works as a filler), necessary sugar, some cardamom powder, little bit of scraped coconut(thenga peera in malayalam), salt etc. Roll it flat in to medium thickness. Cut it out in to whichever shape you want. Bake it in oven and you have Barley biscuits ready :eek:
praka123
praka123 #13
May 30, 2008 at 8:26 PM
@Din: barley biscuits are famous in Kottayam area ;) ask @domi to courier you.else even I can try.First I will take a photo of the damn thing to make sure :D

It is like,square biscuits without much sweet and all?right?

though I definitely hated biscuits while was a kid,I tolerated this local biscuits. :p


also here in mvpa and all,there is oatmeal biscuits :lol: to lure patients in hospital may be :)
Ask Anns bakery in Kadavanthra Junction :| Anns ppl always got it.
din
din #14
May 30, 2008 at 8:38 PM
Prakash, yes, I think you got it. But rectangle in shape, yellow to light brown color, sweet - hmm, I think not too sweet, but ok kinda ?

Anns, thats a great idea, never thought of that. Yes, I know that shop, will sure go there tomo. Wish me good luck :D

Else I will bug Domi / you ;)

@Lucky_star

You are serious or you were joking ? In second case, I will come to your house directly and will beat you up :D
praka123
praka123 #15
May 30, 2008 at 8:41 PM
go Din!best of Luck ;)
krates
krates #16
May 30, 2008 at 8:46 PM
ayin biscuit ka thread :D
MetalheadGautham
May 30, 2008 at 9:24 PM
its healthier to take barley water and/or steamed barley, if you are looking towards eating it for health reasons.
praka123
praka123 #18
May 30, 2008 at 9:28 PM
you said bar-ley water? :D
Yes!I regularly take!
phreak0ut
phreak0ut #19
May 30, 2008 at 9:30 PM
If you guys are wondering how the biscuit looks, here it is*img.alibaba.com/photo/52013461/Barley_Biscuits.jpg

Din uncle( :D ) you can order from China, if you want :p *www.alibaba.com/product-gs/52013461/Barley_Biscuits.html
din
din #20
May 30, 2008 at 9:42 PM
Oh Nooooooooooooooo

This is for MetalheadGautham and phreak0ut

I mean -

1. No health reasons at all. I just remembered that and wanted to eat some, that is all

2. No, the biscuit does not look like this. Entirely different. Else I could have ordered even from China :D
narangz
narangz #21
May 30, 2008 at 9:57 PM
^^Never trust Chinese "material" :D
din
din #23
May 30, 2008 at 10:02 PM
narangz, lol, you are right !!

@phreak0ut

That is a 'Fake' barley biscuit :D
narangz
narangz #24
May 30, 2008 at 10:07 PM
If you get them please post a picture here, Din Sir. Now I am curious to see how do they look :D
BBThumbHealer
May 30, 2008 at 11:46 PM
@ din , u can get barley biscuits of the international brand McVities .... u can get them easily on a store which stock imported bakery products ! :)
phreak0ut
phreak0ut #26
May 31, 2008 at 2:16 PM
@Din-OMG!! One more chinese fake products! :( :p Will they come up with anything of their own!? :D
praka123
praka123 #27
May 31, 2008 at 4:54 PM
NO!barley biscuits were available for many decades in India :p !
Lucky_star
May 31, 2008 at 9:53 PM
@din, I am serious. As far as I remember, mom used to make such biscuits back in my school days. Those won't have the exact look as the branded ones. But taste will be somewhat similar.
narangz
narangz #29
May 31, 2008 at 11:07 PM
Yeah you can make it at home if you know the ingredients.
din
din #30
Jun 1, 2008 at 12:27 AM
@Lucky_star

I am sorry, thought you were joking. OK, I will try to get the biscuit, but if I do not get it, I will definitely try it. Thanks a lot. And yes, the one I mentioned was not a branded one. But it was my favorite.
Pathik
Pathik #31
Jun 1, 2008 at 1:58 AM
Assembled >> Branded. In PCs and Barley biscuits :D
din
din #32
Jun 2, 2008 at 5:02 PM
Phew ...............

Barley biscuits are on the way (no, they will not come alone, my bro-in-law will bring it)

Few more hrs ... waiting...
phreak0ut
phreak0ut #33
Jun 2, 2008 at 11:44 PM
@Din-Which place is your bro-in-law getting it from? After seeing this thread, I feel like tasting one myself :D
praka123
praka123 #34
Jun 2, 2008 at 11:50 PM
well,now din will eat barley biscuit dipped in "Sharjah Shake" or Saudi,Oman etc :D


eh?you dont know sharjah shake?then here it is the link:
*deepann.wordpress.com/2006/03/13/sharjah-shake/
then u may not be knowing shawarma kerala style :p :?:
din
din #35
Jul 13, 2008 at 8:46 PM
Got it :D Got it :D Got it :D Got it :D Got it :D Got it :D

So checkout my first post guys. Photos are there. I mean thread starting post.
iMav
iMav #36
Jul 13, 2008 at 8:52 PM
Oh damn! Sell those pics to the company as campaign adverts :lol: Dino sir modeling for Barley biscuits :lol:
Gigacore
Gigacore #37
Jul 13, 2008 at 9:46 PM
lol

@ din bro: congo :))
Rockstar11
Jul 13, 2008 at 9:55 PM
:D :D :D finally mil gaye.....
congrats din sir. :D
narangz
narangz #39
Jul 13, 2008 at 10:51 PM
Haha :D

Model Din Uncle :p

Congrats :) Now I'll try to hunt those here.
CadCrazy
CadCrazy #40
Jul 13, 2008 at 10:56 PM
Ab tum inko bechna shuru kar do. Saath mein chai ke cup ki photo bhi add kar do aur is thread ka title change kar do " Din Tea Stall ". Free for all Digitans upto this weekend. Hurry limited offer :D