https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprouting Was this not known in Europe?
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1Why do you believe that it wasn't?– KillingTimeMar 24, 2018 at 20:50
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Because i found no reference to it - dit you?– HannesHMar 24, 2018 at 21:10
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You've simply been searching for the wrong term - see my answer below.– Pieter GeerkensMar 24, 2018 at 21:20
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There is a reason the terms differ - see my answer below.– HannesHMar 24, 2018 at 21:31
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@HannesH Something seems to be missing - did you forget to post your answer?– pipeNov 14, 2018 at 10:26
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Beer is made by fermenting a malt (or mashed grain) such as barley. The process of malting begins identically as that of preparing sprouts for food, except it is then halted by drying.
Since beer-making in this way has been known to European and Middle Eastern cultures for thousands of years, then the process of sprouting was also known to those same cultures.
answered Mar 24, 2018 at 21:18
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Sure, but i am asking for sprouting for food production. Malting is a technique to make weeds that farmers had in the first place (and could have eaten anyway) into a source of sugar needed for alcohol production. I don't know of any refernce to this beeing a technique to produce a new kind of food (which in Asia, it was).– HannesHMar 24, 2018 at 21:29
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3@HannesH: Beer is a food. One that is high in Vitamin E, just for starters. Mar 25, 2018 at 1:33
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@HannesH: Besides which - I'd rather have beer than sprouts anytime, any place. Not everyone enjoys them. Mar 25, 2018 at 11:51
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1@PieterGeerkens beer is a food as in : a balanced diet is a pint in each hand ... Mar 25, 2018 at 12:20
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Yes, "The beer is a liquid bread of the Czech Nation" (citation from "Adela hadn't had her dinner yet"). And the direct use for food only had not sense - sprouts has less calories than grain.– GangnusMar 27, 2018 at 11:21
An example of solid food made from sprouted seeds is the Finnish speciality of mämmi/memma, which is made from malted rye and traditionally eaten at Easter. It seems to be attested since at least the 18th century (source in Finnish, I used Google translate).
