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is made from hard

wheat Wheat is a group of wild and crop domestication, domesticated Poaceae, grasses of the genus ''Triticum'' (). They are Agriculture, cultivated for their cereal grains, which are staple foods around the world. Well-known Taxonomy of wheat, whe ...

. It is a term used by

miller A miller is a person who operates a mill, a machine to grind a grain (for example corn or wheat) to make flour. Milling is among the oldest of human occupations. "Miller", "Milne" and other variants are common surnames, as are their equivalents ...

s in

Fiji Fiji, officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists of an archipelago of more than 330 islands—of which about ...

and is in common usage throughout the populace as evidenced by newspaper reports whenever the price of flour changes, with the new price of sharp listed. Sharp is used as an ingredient for ''

roti Roti is a round flatbread originating from the Indian subcontinent. It is commonly consumed in many South Asian, Southeast Asian, Caribbean, East African, and Southeast African countries. It is made from stoneground whole-wheat flour, kno ...

'' in Fiji.

External links

Hike in prices of flour, sharp - The Fiji Times 15 November 2007Flour/Sharp prices to drop - Fiji Broadcasting February 19, 2009
Agriculture in Fiji Flour {{food-stub