History & Culture
Rooted in the Land: How Grain-Based Drinks Shaped Canadian Drinking Culture Long Before the Wellness Boom
Long before matcha lattes and adaptogen tonics crowded café menus, Canadians were sipping something far more grounded — roasted grain brews steeped in both soil and story. From Indigenous fire-side traditions to homesteader kitchens on the prairies, barley tea and its grain-based cousins have quietly threaded through this country's identity for centuries. This is that story.