Groats (or in some cases, "berries") are the hulled kernels of various cereal grains, such as oats, wheat, rye, and barley.

Groats of many cereals are the basis of kasha, a porridge-like staple meal of the Eastern Europe and Eurasia.

In North America, kasha or kashi usually refers to roasted buckwheat groats in particular.

[1] In Yemen, boiled groats are eaten as a hot breakfast cereal, known as harish, and topped with clarified butter (samneh), or with honey.

Parboiled and cut durum wheat groats, known as bulgur, are an essential ingredient of many Middle Eastern dishes such as mansaf and tabbouleh.