Aroma Pšenica Belija Wheat Kernels, Serbian 1kg (2.2lb)

Aroma Pšenica Belija Wheat Kernels are 1kg of whole white wheat kernels — the grain used to prepare žito, the Serbian Orthodox memorial wheat dish, as well as for cooked wheat porridges, grain salads, and any preparation that requires whole wheat berries rather than processed or milled wheat. Aroma is a Serbian food brand producing spices, grains, and pantry staples for the Serbian household and diaspora — the Belija wheat variety being a traditional Serbian white wheat cultivar, the grain the Serbian kitchen keeps specifically for the religious and cultural preparations that require whole wheat berries rather than flour. Žito (also called koljivo or kolivo) is one of the most important foods in Serbian Orthodox religious life: the sweet cooked wheat dish sweetened with honey, sugar, and walnuts and decorated with a cross made of walnuts or raisins, prepared for the Slava celebration (the Serbian family's patron saint day), memorials, and certain Orthodox holiday occasions — the wheat representing resurrection and eternal life, making the preparation of žito one of the most symbolically important acts of Serbian domestic food culture. Cook the whole wheat kernels until tender for žito, prepare as a warm breakfast grain porridge with honey and walnuts, use in grain salads with vegetables and herbs, or keep in the pantry as the specific Serbian wheat variety needed for the authentic Slava žito that Serbian Orthodox households prepare for their patron saint celebrations.