In Jordan, an ancient bread tradition rises again
Ancient&#x2F;authentic wheat varieties taste amazing !!!  I like millet, einkorn, wheat berry, rye berry, kamut, etc.  I get them at the farmer&#x27;s market.  Totally worth it<p>This was a revelation in taste and health in my 40&#x27;s :)   I realized that all the no carb &#x2F; low carb fads of the past few years could be replaced with eating what people were eating thousands of years ago, before economic optimization turned wheat into nutrient-free, calorie dense commodity.<p>(Similar things happened with rice and corn -- the heirloom varieties are amazing; the commodity stuff is highly processed and has fewer nutrients)<p>---<p>Remember there was that trend of people eating a McDonald&#x27;s hamburger without the bun?  Do people still do that?<p>They were onto something (processed wheat makes you sick), but the sad thing is that the real solution isn&#x27;t available because of economics.  You could eat it with real bread from heirloom wheat, and it wouldn&#x27;t cause the health  problems.<p>But you don&#x27;t have that option.  (Although obviously the meat leaves something to be desired too)<p>---<p>Another random anecdote: the first episode of Chef&#x27;s Table: Pizza  on Netflix now tells the story of an Italian guy from NYC who discovered amazing wheat in Arizona and makes acclaimed pizza there :)