Tuesday, March 6, 2007

What Does Quadriderm Have

Fagopyrum tataricum / Tartary Buckwheat





Other edible species: Fagopyrum sagittatum
: buckwheat or buckwheat. Reddish stems, flowers white or pinkish larger, in clusters and larger seeds more smooth, much larger and more triangular.

These two species have been imported from Asia to North America for cultivation. It was operated in eastern Canada, New Brunswick. He is considered an escape from cultivation became weed that spreads rapidly. Its seeds are commonly mixed wheat and it is very difficult to separate them.

This is an excellent and well-known cereal. We can cook and eat whole grains as another cereal or ground into flour to substitute any whole grain flour. The "galette" is a traditional dish, especially popular in eastern Canada. Nothing is better when used for breakfast with butter and maple syrup. The grains may enter the composition of a granola house because it will give him a perfect crisp. It also makes an excellent porridge with oatmeal (grain deprived of his) of buckwheat Eastern Europe where it is known as kasha. This dish replaces the potatoes, wheat, and is often accompanied by slices of bacon or bacon fat melts.

Buckwheat is harvested preferably in August or September by dry weather and windy at the onset of grain and before the first frost. We must collect the entire tops and tie them in bundles to dry a few days to allow the grain to reach full maturity. Make hand-picking, only request to cut the plants and then collect the seeds when flying over the tops of a tray, then winnow the ball slight shaking slightly grains in the wind to allow the ball to fly.

can keep the Buckwheat in bags in a cool dry place. If you can not harvest the wild buckwheat, you can buy beans in the food stores. Buckwheat is also used as a honey plant and is often cultivated for this purpose alone, especially in the eastern United States. The honey is dark, fairly liquid and has a very distinctive flavor.

Warning: some people may be allergic to buckwheat, so if you've never tried, not First, eat a small amount to make sure it does not cause you much trouble. Leaves and buckwheat seeds may in some circumstances be a cause photosensitivity (sensitivity to light) in animals and possibly humans. This occurs rarely in the northern hemisphere because it would result from prolonged exposure to bright sunlight after drinking large quantities of buckwheat.

Buckwheat is great for poultry and is known to stimulate egg production. Ground and mixed with corn and oats, is a food exceptional quality for dairy cows. It is often buried in the soil as a soil amendment. He also reputed to ease the rebel lands and exterminate weeds. Buckwheat Tartary buckwheat is better than usual in most parts of Canada because of its greater resistance to frost and its shorter growing season. Originally from the mountainous regions of Nepal and south-western China, there has been cultivated since the dawn of time.

The word "buckwheat" after the Grand Larousse encyclopedia, is a figurative use of the name of the people, because of the color black grain.

Recipe Oatmeal Buckwheat: Makes 4 servings
250 ml / 1 cup buckwheat groats 1 egg

2 ml / ½ tsp
tsp salt 15 ml / 1 tsp tablespoon vegetable oil
500 ml / 2 cups chicken broth or vegetable

Mix buckwheat, egg and salt.
Cook over high heat in a heavy pan, stirring constantly to prevent the grains from agglomerating.
During cooking, add oil while continuing to stir.
Bring the broth to a boil and add the mixture of buckwheat.
Cover and simmer about ½ hour.
Serve hot with a sauce as main dish.

Recipe Small buckwheat cakes "nature" makes about a dozen patties
500 ml / 2 cups water
500 ml / 2 cups buckwheat groats
½ onion, chopped 1 stalk celery
, cut into
dice 1 large carrot, diced
30 ml / 2 tsp tablespoon butter or margarine
1 egg, lightly beaten
5 ml / 1 tsp teaspoon powdered sage Salt to taste

30 ml / 2 tsp tablespoons sunflower seeds or slivered almonds

Bring water to a boil, add the grits, reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes.
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Sauté onion, celery and carrot in butter or margarine until they are softened.
Add the cooked oatmeal and other ingredients and mix well.
Let cool and form small patties.
In a skillet lightly greased, and cook over medium heat until both sides are golden brown.

Granola Recipe Buckwheat: Makes about 2 L (8 cups)
250 ml / 1 cup of buckwheat seeds
L 1 / 4 cups rolled oats or wheat or rye or soy
250 ml / 1 cup sunflower seeds
250 ml / 1 cup unsweetened coconut (optional)
250 ml / 1 cup safflower oil or sesame
125 ml / ½ cup liquid honey
5 ml / 1 tsp Tea sel125 ml / ½ cup sesame seeds (optional)

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