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the wheat that built empires, then got fired for being inconvenient
means Emmer is an ancient hulled wheat (Triticum dicoccum), one of the first crops domesticated, valued today as a hardy heritage grain.
from From German Emmer, the everyday name for this old wheat, ultimately tied to the broader Germanic family of grain words; an old cousin sits in the dialectal Amelkorn. The grain itself is far older than any of its names, having fed the early farmers of the Fertile Crescent long before it picked up a German label.
- ancient grain
- Domesticated over 10,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent
- egyptian staple
- Fed pharaohs and filled their tombs as bread
- hull problem
- Tough husk made threshing a brutal chore
- comeback kid
- Now prized by artisan bakers as farro
- genetic ancestor
- Modern durum and bread wheat descend from it
emmer wheat — ancient grain domesticated in the fertile crescent around 10,000 bce, still grown in ethiopia and parts of europe
mondeuse d'arbin — french alpine wine from savoie region, made from emmer grape variety, produced since 19th century