Barley-based dishes

Tsampa or tsamba (; ) is a Tibetan and Himalayan staple foodstuff; it is also prominent in parts of northern Nepal. It is a glutinous meal made from roasted flour, usually barley flour and sometimes also wheat flour and flour prepared from tree peony seeds. It is usually mixed with Tibetan butter tea. It is also eaten in Turkestan and Mongolia, where it is known as zamba.

Keşkek, also known as kashkak, kashkek, or keške, is a ceremonial meat or chicken and wheat or barley stew found in Turkish, Iranian, Greek, Armenian, and Balkan cuisines.

unleavened bread in Libyan cuisine

thumb|right|Making flatbrød ~ 1904, Norway

thick Eastern European soup made from vegetable or meat broth, containing potatoes and grain

thumb|Mulgikapsad Mulgikapsad (also Mulgi kapsad) is sauerkraut stewed with lard, meat (mostly pork) and pearl barley. It is in the list of the Estonian cultural heritage, and can be considered to be an Estonian national food.

Scottish soup of barley, lamb, mutton or beef, root vegetables, and dried pulses

Pitepalt (; see palt) is a Swedish dish related to kroppkakor or meat-filled dumplings. It is especially associated with the city of Piteå in Norrbotten County, thought to be its place of origin.

Chinese sweet cold soup

Orzotto () is an Italian dish similar to risotto, but made with pearl barley instead of rice. Orzotti are a speciality of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of northeastern Italy.

thumb|Mulgipuder Mulgipuder (also Mulgi puder) is pieces of potatoes mixed with pearl barley and topped with fried pork.

Sanskrit term for a riceball used in Hindu rituals

type of bread made from barley flour

traditional variety of boiled sweet (hard candy), often yellow or orange in colour, which is usually made with an extract of barley, giving it a characteristic taste and colour

Cuchuco is a soup, part of Native American cuisine of South America associated with the Muisca people, made with corn, barley or wheat and mashed beans, popular in Colombian cuisine, especially Altiplano of the Boyacá and Cundinamarca Departments of Colombia. It is a staple food in Colombia, where it is often made with peas, potatoes, wheat and beans.

Chalbori-ppang () is a South Korean confection, consisting of two small pancakes made with glutinous barley flour wrapped around a filling of red bean paste. The round, flat, mildly sweet confection has a texture similar to that of a glutinous sponge cake.