Grains & Pulses

Unlike bulgur, peeled wheat is made from soft wheat. It is produced by cleaning and peeling the cover of the wheat. peeled wheat is commonly used in Turkey and Middle East. The whole peeled wheat is called Harish while the broken one is called Jerish. The common name of peeled wheat in Turkey is “Wheat for Noah’s Puding”. It is used in a traditional dessert which is consumed during the religious month of Muharram in Islam.

Red split lentils are obtained by peeling the outer shell of the raw lentil, breaking the grain in half and then oiling the inner lentil using cottonseed oil. Its consumption is very common in Turkey and South East Asia. Duru only packs lentils grown in South East region of Turkey.

Baldo rice is assumed to be the best quality type of rice grown in Turkey. Baldo rice, grown in Balıkesir Region of Turkey, is commonly used in pilafs. Despite its superior taste compared to other type of rice, baldo is hard to cook and adjust its water to rice ratio. In baldo rice, Duru only packs Turkish baldo and do not pack imported baldo rice.