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n. - Hardy annual cereal grass widely cultivated in northern Europe; The seed of the cereal grass.

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  • On a world wide basis rye is one of the grain crops that provide two thirds of the energy and half the protein of the diet.
  • Rather like the idea of the caraway (I love it in rye bread).
  • I actually prefer a seeded rye, but the plain rye tasted just fine ….
  • Did you know that you can make a bread starter from tepache and whole grain rye flour?
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