Freekeh (also called farik or frik) is the green-brown grain of durum wheat. It has a tender, toothsome texture and a nutty, smoky flavour, which comes from the unique methods used to harvest it. The discovery of freekeh is said to have been an accident: in an attempt to sabotage a Mediterranean crop by burning, soldiers actually gifted this grain to locals who, when attempting to salvage the wheat, found that the slightly smoky, young grains were delicious. A new way of eating wheat grain was born.