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Biblically, five specific species of grain become chametz after wetting.
The actual species are not known with certainty, although they would necessarily have been crops that grew in the middle east in Biblical times.
When the Bible was translated into European languages, the names of food grains common in Europe were used, some of which were not grown in ancient Israel:
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