Have you seen a film called “The Hobbit”? If you seem it, you probably remember the Lembas bread. This bread also called Elven bread or Waybread in the Common Speech. It’s a special food made by the Elves. The bread was very nutritious and was used for sustenance on long journeys. When I think about this bread and about nutritious value, I am very sure it was raw bread. To keep all vitamins and enzymes alive, raw plant foods should have not been heated above 40 °C (104 °F). Second what came to my mind – grains, of course Amaranth 🙂 Amaranth, known as a ‘wonder grain’ is actually not a grain! They are seeds from the plant ‘Amaranth’ and is completely gluten-free. It’s very high in protein, calcium, fibre, magnesium, phosphorus, manganese and iron. It was a staple food of the Aztecs, and was used as an integral part of Aztec religious ceremonies. The word amaranth comes from the Greek word amaranton, meaning “unwilting”, “unfading” from the verb marainesthai, meaning “wilt”). Amaranth is very nutritious grains, very old and also has yellow color like Lembas bread.

I made this bread to eat with my salad and with avocado spread. One of my Japanese friends is very big fan of Hobbit movies and when she tried this bread, she told me, yes, this is it! 🙂 Continue reading →