[Sca-cooks] cooking with Kasha

[lilinah at earthlink.net]

William de Grandfort wrote:
>In the U.S., if you find a box in the supermarket labeled 'Kasha', 
>it will, more likely than not,
>contain buckwheat and no other grain.  Even though it is a misnomer, 
>because Kasha is generic for
>gruel or porridge, and can be made from any kind of grain, 
>mainstream U.S. manufacturers and
>consumers recognize the word 'Kasha' to mean 'buckwheat'. 
>Therefore, if you purchase 'Kasha' in
>almost any U.S. supermarket, it will be buckwheat.

Ah, you missed something in my post.

The buckwheat you purchase as kasha in the US is not just buckwheat. 
I pointed out that it is *roasted* buckwheat.

You can also purchase unroasted buckwheat, although perhaps not at 
the supermarket. I've found it in the bulk section of "health food" 
stores and a rather unusual "supermarket" in my area, the famous 
Berkeley Bowl.

Anahita
who also has some nice buckwheat-pecan pancake mix