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Monday, January 5, 2015

Waste not, want not, save lots!

After some rather heavy subject matter in recent blog posts, for a change, here is something rather more light hearted: my dinner! (OK, honestly, this is just part of my dinner.)


This is actually a product of another activity, boiling barley water. I boiled plenty of barley water recently as I wasn't feeling well. From just a handful of barley, I got about 10 litres of wholesome barley water.

Buying barley water from the F&N Nutritea label would have easily cost much more.

How much more?

Source: NTUC Fairprice.

According to the above ad, 10 litres would have cost me $18.25! Usual price is S$2.05 a litre.

I bought a 500 grams bag of barley for $1.25 and there is still plenty left.

From NTUC Fairprice too.


Don't throw away the barley after boiling them. They are good for health but I have to say that it is an acquired taste.

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10 comments:

  1. UnknownJanuary 5, 2015 at 6:28 PM

    Hi AK,

    OMG! I also have DIY barley water.. been doing that since my father teach me.

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  2. AK71January 5, 2015 at 6:59 PM

    Hi Matthew,

    OMG! What a coincidence! We must be kindred spirits!

    United in the spirit of barleyhood! I rather like the sound of that. LOL.

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  3. UnknownJanuary 5, 2015 at 7:03 PM

    Hi AK

    LOL to spirit of barleyhood. More like grasshood. (Oats and barley are in the grass family).. Looks like we love to eat grass hahaha

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  4. AK71January 5, 2015 at 7:10 PM

    Hi Matthew,

    Eat grass? That would be a taste that is very hard to acquire. -.-"

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  5. UnknownJanuary 5, 2015 at 7:21 PM

    Hi AK,

    Not really..
    Rice, wheat, maize, barley, oat (cereals) are all in the grass family =D

    So everyone (I hope) eats grass. Eating snake is a harder taste I'd wish to acquire.

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  6. AK71January 5, 2015 at 7:31 PM

    Hi Matthew,

    I was thinking really of grass as in grass that horses would eat. You know, the green stuff that we see in the public parks? -.-"

    As for snakes, you can have my share. -.-"

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  7. UnknownJanuary 5, 2015 at 8:46 PM

    Hi AK,

    aiyo... I think you're too serious.. I meant jiak(eat) zhua(snake), hokkien for skiving due to having too much time as opposed to jiak(eat) chao(grass), hokkien for having no money.

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  8. AK71January 5, 2015 at 8:55 PM

    Hi Matthew,

    Aiyoh, I went through 2.5 years of National Service in the Singapore Armed Forces, I know what you mean lah. Ooops...

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  9. yehJanuary 5, 2015 at 9:56 PM

    ak
    if you too heat, well can cook ling yang water. much more expensive. but i think it worth the money

    http://www.nanyang.com/files/preview/292x300.2011.11.10.111110E05_C1282-0.jpg

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  10. AK71January 6, 2015 at 10:17 AM

    Hi Yeh,

    My mom made for me before. Don't like the taste. ;p

    Maybe I will acquire the taste as I grow older. Hard to say. -.-"

    Thanks for the thought. :)

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