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Question for bakers in Italy

knit1bake1's picture
knit1bake1

Question for bakers in Italy

I know there are some members who live in Italy, so this question is addressed to you. I'll be leaving next week for a month in Italy, and I now always bake bread while I am there, but I also make my own granola, as I do at home. One integral part of my normal granola is wheat germ. Past attempts to find wheat germ in Italy were unsuccessful. Even the health food stores didn't know what I was talking about. If I have room I'll bring some along, but I'm also bringing along  a substantial amount of ground flaxseed. Does anyone know if there is wheat germ in Italy, and, if so, what it is called there?

 

Thanks, Beth

 

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nicodvb

is the place to go. Maybe some Coop sells it, but the former sells it for sure (i always buy ot there).

knit1bake1's picture
knit1bake1

Nico, In Venice we don't have esselunga. Actually, I have not looked in the coop. There are two health food stores, and a few other kind of supermarkets Is it called germe di grano? It's good to know that it does exist, at least somewhere.

I had stopped looking for flaxseed, at least a few years ago I was told you could not find it in Venice.

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JoeVa