An ancient type of wheat with single grains, one of the earliest domesticated crops, still grown in small quantities today.
From German 'ein' (one) + 'Korn' (grain), literally 'one grain,' named for the characteristic single seed per spikelet that distinguishes it from modern multi-grain wheat varieties.
Einkorn is literally the grandfather of modern bread—it was one of the crops that sparked the Agricultural Revolution around 10,000 years ago, but we abandoned it for higher-yield varieties, so it's now making a comeback as a 'ancient grain' superfood!
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