Bere has been grown in Orkney for thousands of years, both for human and animal food.
In the old days it was called Bygg, and this is still the name given to barley in Norway. Although we call the meal beremeal, the crop is usually called corn in Orkney. It has been the stuff of life in Orkney – in the form of Bere bannocks and home brewed ale – since time immemorial. It is a variety of barley, although it differs in both appearance and taste. The gourmet will easily tell the difference between ale made from barley and that made from bere. The same applies to bannocks.
All purchases of the 1.5kg Beremeal Flour includes a recipe book which includes recipes for:
Orkney Bere Bannocks
Birsay Biscuits
Beremeal Scones
Beremeal Chapattis
Unfortunately we are unable to deliver food products outside the UK due to customs restrictions.