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I nomi dei grani e cereali / The names of grains and cereals

  • Il grano / Il frumento (The wheat)
  • L’orzo (The barley)
  • L’avena (The oats)
  • Il farro (The spelt)
  • Il miglio (The millet)
  • Il riso (The rice)
  • Il mais / Il granoturco [The corn (maize)]
  • La segale (The rye)
  • Il sorgo (The sorghum)
  • Il grano saraceno [The buckwheat (not a true cereal, but used like one)]
  • La semola [The semolina (coarse wheat flour)]
  • Il bulgur [The bulgur (cracked wheat)]
  • Il couscous (The couscous)
  • La quinoa (The quinoa (technically a seed, but used as a grain)]
  • L’amaranto (The amaranth)
  • I fiocchi d’avena (The oat flakes / rolled oats)
  • La crusca (The bran)
  • Il germe di grano (The wheat germ)
  • La farina di grano (The wheat flour)
  • La farina integrale (The whole wheat flour)
  • La farina di farro (The spelt flour)
  • La farina di riso (The rice flour)
  • La farina di mais (The cornmeal / corn flour)
  • La farina di segale (The rye flour)
  • La farina di grano saraceno (The buckwheat flour)

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I nomi dei semi / The names of the seeds