Millet refers to one of the most popular types of cereals. Wheat grits and flour are used to make many dishes - soups, cereals , casseroles. Grain and waste after its processing are used as fodder for livestock in agriculture. Many ask themselves questions: how does the millet grow and what kind of cereal do the millet?
What kind of plants do the millet come from?
For the production of millet, millet is used - an annual plant belonging to the family of meadow grass. In total there are about 500 kinds of millet.
Millet refers to the cereals of the second group. It has paniculate inflorescences. Solid grains of millet are purified in order to obtain millet. In order to get the grain from which the millet is made, millet millet is grown.
Where does the wheat grow?
The homeland of common and millet millet is considered to be Mongolia and China. Since ancient times, this plant was grown in Russia.
The largest volumes of millet are produced in Asia, namely India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Also, large areas of cultivation are in African countries: in Nigeria, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Uganda, Senegal.
In general, Asia, Africa, America and Europe grow about 442 millet species, and in Russia - 8 species.
Types of processed millet
After processing in different ways, three kinds of millet can be obtained:
- Millet is a drayon . It has a bright yellow color and a shiny surface.
- Millet ground . It is characterized by a lighter color in comparison with dandruff and a matte surface.
- Millet crushed . It consists of crushed grains of irregular shape. From this millet it is best to prepare viscous cereal, cutlets, pancakes and casseroles.
Friable porridge can be prepared only from ground millet or shingles.
Thus, the question of what grain is made of millet can be answered in the affirmative that it is a grain obtained by processing a millet millet plant.