Spelt is a very old member of the wheat family. New interests in health-food are reviving the demand for Spelt. Maybe the only spelt-beer in the world. Seafood and Salads. Spelt is a member of the wheat family, in fact, it is its ancestor.
Wheat is 'spelta' in Latin.
Spelt gets new attention, especially by people who like health food, non processed, organic food. Contrary to regular wheat, spelt is pretty much still the same as it was many centuries ago. Wheat was bred out of spelt by farmers over a thousand year history to get variants producing more grain per ear, but demanding more fertile ground to grow, better protection from diseases, and extra fertilization. Spelt is also called 'poor man's wheat'. Spelt can grow on poorer grounds, and doesn't need a lot of care to grow.