Dinkel milch biography

Species of wheat

This article is about the wheat species. For the past tense and past participle of "spell", see Spelling.

Spelt (Triticum spelta), also known as dinkel wheat^[2] is a species of wheat.

Dinkel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms - HouseofNames

It is a relict crop, eaten in Central Europe and northern Spain. It is high in protein and may be considered a health food.

Spelt was cultivated from the Neolithic period onwards. It was a staple food in parts of Europe from the Bronze Age to the Middle Ages.

David Milch: books, biography, latest update -

It is used in baking, and is made into bread, pasta, and beer.

It 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. It is a hexaploid, most likely a hybrid of wheat and emmer.

Description

Spelt is a species of Triticum, a large stout grass similar to bread wheat.

Its flowering spike is slenderer than that of bread wheat; when ripe, it bends somewhat from the Spelt - Wikipedia JYF