Buckwheat FAQ

[tangofiction]

I could write about how I went to Amsterdam on the weekend (on the bus... 12 hours each way...) or how my computer at work has been reborn as a Linux box (... which, compared to XP, feels like I now have to do everything backwards and in high heels) -- buuuuut both of these require brain power, and that is something I currently lack

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[avla]

Я не понимаю, почему греча так непопулярна в Австралии, Америке, Великобритании? Ведь она и правда вкусная, а кроме того полезная, содержит много белка, мало углеводов. Все так любят здоровый lifestyle у вас, греча, казалось бы, должна быть популярна.
Я всем своим англоязычным знакомым рекомендую buckwheat.

[tangofiction]

По-моему, просто мало кто вообще знает, что это такое. Ну, так же как мы довольно смутно понимаем, что к чему в китайской кухне.

[xenaamber]

Thanks for this -- I actually had been thinking of getting some buckwheat recently, but I didn't know what to do with it... and here you are, answering all my questions, as usual! Clearly the mind link has developed to the point where you answer my questions before I even have to ask them. :D

If you make porridge in the microwave, do you have to roast it ahead of time, or does it work without the roasting if you happen to decide you want it for breakfast one morning? (I still remember you making me some of the yummiest porridge I've had when I stayed with you... but that wasn't with buckwheat, was it? Just regular oats?)

On another note, I was SO proud that I understood every word of the Russian comment posted above. My studying is beginning to pay off. ;-)

[tangofiction]

Thanks -- I feel like I actually posted something useful! :D Let me know how it goes

[xenaamber]

I'll definitely get some and experiment a bit. I was a little doubtful it would work as instant porridge :D -- thanks for clearing that up.

Those were the only two words I had to double-check, but I figured out the general point of the sentence. That counts, right? ;-)

[xenaamber]

I found buckwheat after trips to two grocery stores -- unfortunately, even the fancy "gourmet" store only had the pre-roasted variety. I'll check a few other places and see if I can get the regular kind. But... I am a convert. It's yummy yummy yummy... and the smell reminds me of your place in Sydney. ;-) I'm going to try making it into porridge in the morning.

[tali_sarah]

You and your buckwheat ;-)

[tangofiction]

Well may you pretend you don't care, but I know all about your secret buckwheat passion. Mwahahahaha!