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(With A Dash of Hidden Naughtiness)Medium
Published 2014
Rye is the mysterious dark horseman of the grain world. Like wheat berries, rye berries are a bit of a pain to cook: you need to soak them overnight, but they are worth it: rich and nutty and so healthy. Rye is super-high in fibre and low in gluten, so it is a good friend to the perennial dieter.
Useless grain facts: Rye was not always valued as a foodstuff – in fact, Pliny reckoned that it was a ‘very poor food and only serves to avert starvation’. And one’s normally carb-loving be