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June 16, 2022

The Ancient Wheat of Mount Hermon Served at Modern Tables

Hagai Ben Yehuda’s bakery uses rare, ancient varieties of wheat he believes date back to biblical times.

Hagai Ben Yehuda comes from a long line of bread-makers, and has been engaged in the family business for most of his adult life. After attending a workshop for agricultural bakers in Brittany, he was inspired to learn about practices from the Fertile Crescent, where wheat was first cultivated. This led him to research the story of Israel’s wheat and develop a unique line of old-new products in his family’s kibbutz bakery. Bethan McKernan reports:

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