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> Buckwheat That one's not common in food in the US, either. A lot more "odd" ingredients are widely available now than used to be in the US, so you can find i

> Buckwheat That one's not common in food in the US, either. A lot more "odd" ingredients are widely available now than used to be in the US, so you can find it without too much trouble, but it's still not something most are familiar with. I cook a fair bit and I've only used it because I decided to try making Breton buckwheat crêpes, and I'm sure I could find other ways to use it but I'd have to go out of my way to do so. Wouldn't be surprised if it's present in a couple regional US cuisines in a minor way (cajun?) but it's not something most people eat regularly, if at all.

maury91 7y ago
If you want to try another recipe with buckwheat, you can cook it like rice. You rinse the buckwheat, and then you boil it. At the end drain it, and add a sauce (usually butter) and it's ready to eat. I used to eat it in that way (outside Italy), and it's normally a side of a main dish, for example roasted chicken and buckwheat (instead of potatoes).
- dhimes 7y ago
  Is it sticky? I'm trying to create a good veggie-burger, and need something that can form a patty when I mix in the beans etc.
  - manifestsilence 7y ago
    Mashed it might stick together. The whole grains are way less sticky on the outside than rice.
  - maury91 7y ago
    I'm sorry, it never happen to me that got sticky, even when I cook it without rinsing it and without adding butter. If you need to make them vegetarian and not vegan, I recommend eggs that are a good binder. If you need to go vegan you can try with a starch binder, for example you can use cornflour mixed with water (I find easy to make a cornflour binder, by cooking some water and adding cornflour slowly with a strainer and mixing well, then cooking it until the consistency is dense enough) when it gets cold the cornflour mix becomes a gelatine ball. You can try also using mashed potatoes, but you need to be careful with water.

maury91 7y ago

If you want to try another recipe with buckwheat, you can cook it like rice. You rinse the buckwheat, and then you boil it. At the end drain it, and add a sauce (usually butter) and it's ready to eat. I used to eat it in that way (outside Italy), and it's normally a side of a main dish, for example roasted chicken and buckwheat (instead of potatoes).

dhimes 7y ago
Is it sticky? I'm trying to create a good veggie-burger, and need something that can form a patty when I mix in the beans etc.
- manifestsilence 7y ago
  Mashed it might stick together. The whole grains are way less sticky on the outside than rice.
- maury91 7y ago
  I'm sorry, it never happen to me that got sticky, even when I cook it without rinsing it and without adding butter. If you need to make them vegetarian and not vegan, I recommend eggs that are a good binder. If you need to go vegan you can try with a starch binder, for example you can use cornflour mixed with water (I find easy to make a cornflour binder, by cooking some water and adding cornflour slowly with a strainer and mixing well, then cooking it until the consistency is dense enough) when it gets cold the cornflour mix becomes a gelatine ball. You can try also using mashed potatoes, but you need to be careful with water.