: an ancient wheat (Triticum monococcum) having one-grained spikelets and grown especially formerly in poor soils in central and southern Europe and southwest Asia
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Instead, opt for more easily digestible gluten sources: choose breads made with einkorn, an ancient wheat, and preferably natural sourdough.
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Marie Bladt, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
Thus, these cookies and crackers are made with ROC einkorn as their main ingredient.
—Esha Chhabra, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Ancient Grains Ghost Cookies Adler offers a healthier alternative to traditional cookies, by subbing out white flour for einkorn flour.
—Nafeesah Allen, Parents, 30 Sep. 2024
The crust is made from einkorn flour, aged sherry vinegar and Okinawan black sugar, and the filling — a composite of roasted, tender yams with yam juice, rum and allspice — is matured overnight before being baked off the morning of the event.
—Bryan A’hearn, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
Creating a great grain salad can be organized into four key components:
Grains: Virtually any grain can lay the foundation: wheat berries and their ancient relatives farro and einkorn, rye berries, sorghum, quinoa, millet, rice of all kinds.
—Emily Horton, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Just like the einkorn found in the Black Desert, Jordan’s native baladi (meaning local) wheat varieties tend to be harder than the common wheat used to make commercial breads.
—Yulia Denisyuk, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Aug. 2023
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Marie Bladt, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
Thus, these cookies and crackers are made with ROC einkorn as their main ingredient.
—Esha Chhabra, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Ancient Grains Ghost Cookies Adler offers a healthier alternative to traditional cookies, by subbing out white flour for einkorn flour.
—Nafeesah Allen, Parents, 30 Sep. 2024
The crust is made from einkorn flour, aged sherry vinegar and Okinawan black sugar, and the filling — a composite of roasted, tender yams with yam juice, rum and allspice — is matured overnight before being baked off the morning of the event.
—Bryan A’hearn, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
Creating a great grain salad can be organized into four key components:
Grains: Virtually any grain can lay the foundation: wheat berries and their ancient relatives farro and einkorn, rye berries, sorghum, quinoa, millet, rice of all kinds.
—Emily Horton, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Just like the einkorn found in the Black Desert, Jordan’s native baladi (meaning local) wheat varieties tend to be harder than the common wheat used to make commercial breads.
—Yulia Denisyuk, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Aug. 2023
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“Einkorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/einkorn. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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