KiasuParents - Parenting in Singapore

Can I check should I buy the China or Holland barley to make the barley drink? Is there a difference?

Hi, barley from China is slightly bigger than Holland's. Generally, China's barley has cooling properties but 'ang moh' barley (pearl barley) will cause phlegm. Taste-wise, pearl barley tastes better but if you buy China barley from 'Fu Hua', it doesn't have that funny smell. Hope this helps.

thanks for the info

My mom used to buy the ayam brand barley till someone told her about causing phelgm so switch to china barley. We washe with salt to clear the smell and add in pandan leaves to boil. You can use those rock honey sugar or rock sugarcane sugar which you can get them from Fu Hua.

don't really like the china ones coz of the sour after-taste. but I believe they have more medicinal value (cooling) than the holland type.

Hi, just to share with you the barley drink I made for my family. I used pearl barley from Holland.

http://food-4tots.com/2009/05/27/barley-drink/

Regards,
LK (Food-4tots)
http://food-4tots.com/

I think CHina barley is sweeter. Holland Barley is a little sour right??

My mil say holland ones r sticky sticky after cooking. She told me to get those frm china.

I use a combination of both China and Holland barley to get the best of both worlds. Totally agree that China ones tends to have a smell and my boy does not like it. Instead of using rock sugar I use 'sugared melon strips'-aka 'tang kuai tiao' which can be bought from chinese medicinal hall to sweeten it.

I also mix the 2 most of the times. However, if it to reduce heatiness, then I will only use China ones.