Grain
Hard Bead Type
D tier
Hard bead Job’s tears are the glossy, stone-hard seeds used for jewellery and rosaries—not a practical cooking grain. Shells resist boiling; culinary soft types must be bought instead. Craft and ornamental use only. Do not substitute into porridge recipes.
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Characteristics
Preparations
Craft OnlyNot Cooking
Traits
BeadCraft BeadsHardHard ShellNon-CulinaryNot CulinaryOrnamental
History
Hard Coix beads entered craft and religious ornament traditions in Asia.
European craft trade imported Job’s tears beads.
Hard bead types remained craft stock while soft types fed kitchens.
Culinary guides explicitly excluded hard bead Job’s tears from recipes.