What is spelt? The food, spelt. ?!
on foodtimeline!.org, it says "spelt" was a food domesticated in like, 6000 bc!. what the hell is spelt!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
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Spelt (Triticum spelta) is a hexaploid species of wheat!. Spelt was an important staple in parts of Europe from the Bronze Age to medieval times; it now survives as a relict crop in Central Europe and has found a new market as a health food!. Spelt is sometimes considered a subspecies of the closely related species common wheat (T!. aestivum), in which case its botanical name is considered to be Triticum aestivum subsp!. spelta!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
It's a grain that, when ground into flour, can be used in gluten-free products!. You can find it in health foods stores!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
It's a subspecies of common wheat!.Www@FoodAQ@Com