teff

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An African cereal grass cultivated for its nutritious white flour and also used as forage and hay.

• 🇷🇺Африканская злаковая культура, выращиваемая ради питательной белой муки, а также используемая как корм и сено.

1. Cereal grass B2 formal

   A fine-stemmed, nutritious cereal grass native to the Horn of Africa, valued for its small, gluten-free grains used in flour and porridge, and also grown for animal fodder.

   • Teff is a staple grain in Ethiopian cuisine, used to make injera.
   • Farmers in the highlands cultivate teff for both its grain and its straw.
   • The gluten-free flour from teff is becoming popular in health food stores.

   🇷🇺Злаковая трава