Barley

Barley was a type of grass cultivated for a cereal grain.
==Availability==
Places in the Realms where barley was known to be cultivated included:
* In east Faerûn, barley was among the primary crops grown in the Greenfields plains of Unther, in Tethyr's barony of Tanistan, the Tethyrian county of Hazamarch, and the Tethyrian county of Varyth.
* In interior Faerûn, barley was cultivated in the lands surrounding the Inner Sea, as well as around the town of Ghars in Cormyr in the 1360s DR, a time when it was quite the talk among its farmers.
* In north Faerûn, barley was cultivated in the Dalelands.
* In northwest Faerûn, barley was cultivated in the walled abbey of Goldenfields.
* In west Faerûn, barley was cultivated in the city-state of Cursrah, in the small town of Nashkel in Amn, Amn's capital Crimmor, and in the Western Heartlands.
* In the Unapproachable East, barley was one of the major cereal grain crops of Thay.
* In the Moonshae Isles, barley was grown on the island of Snowdown.
===Beyond Faerûn===
* In the Hordelands, barley was one of main food crops grown in the countries of Khazari and Ra-Khati.
===Beyond Toril===
* In Arborea, the plane considered by many to be the "breadbasket" of the Outer Planes, one could find many fields of barley.
* In the Outlands, fields of barley could be found in Tir na Og.
==History==
The year 233 DR was marked by a bountiful barley harvest in the lands surrounding the Inner Sea, making good beer easier to find in the region.
==Usage==
*Fillian's Brew was created using a special mix of hops, barley, and sixty-four other secret ingredients.
* Barley was using in the brewing of a number of alcoholic beverages. Such beverages included barley beer, Goldengulp, Moon Mountain Ale, slaker, and Sleeping Dragon dark, and Railur's Red.
* Whenever rice was scarce or too valuable, people in Kara-Tur were likely to substitute it in recipes with barley.
==Rumors & Legends==
According to Shou legends, barley was once a plentiful crop in the province of Chukei.
==Trivia==
The deity Bimasara of Ra-Khati's Padhran religion was typically depicted with one hand holding a sheath of barley.
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