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Baraka_Guru · 05-20-2008, 03:53 PM

I've recently been reading about food I'm not eating but should be. Buckwheat is one of them. Buckwheat is not derived from wheat, nor is it a grain. It's actually a fruit seed related to rhubarb. With it you can make products such as noodles that are higher in protein than regular pasta, and they don't contain gluten. I stumbled across a recipe on whfoods.com, which is one of my favourite websites. It's a Japanese dish that uses soba noodles, which are basically buckwheat noodles. The recipe was simple, so I tried it. Wow!

It is to die for! Whenever I come across a food combination that absolutely blows me away, I always have the same response: "This...is the food of the gods."

Check it out:

Tan Tan Noodles

Prep and Cook Time: Prep and cooking time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

¼ lb Soba noodles
½ cup minced scallion

Sauce

2 TBS peanut butter
2 TBS rice vinegar
1½ TBS soy sauce
1 TBS honey
2 medium cloves garlic, chopped
2½ TBS minced or grated fresh ginger
2 TBS water
pinch cayenne to taste
Salt and white pepper to taste

Directions:

Bring lightly salted water to a boil and cook soba noodles according to package instructions.
While water is coming to a boil, blend sauce ingredients together in a blender and mince scallion.
Drain noodles, and toss with sauce and scallion.

Serves 4 as side dish

Whfoods.com

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It says it's a side dish, which would be nice, but I turned this into a main dish by calling it 2 servings and adding some seitan strips. I'm sure tofu would make it delicious as well.

The cool thing is buckwheat has more nutrition than semolina (wheat) pasta. These noodles went wonderfully with the recipe. It didn't seem like I was eating something that is good for you but doesn't taste as good as the "real thing."

This is an amazing dish.

05-20-2008, 03:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru warrior bodhisattva Super Moderator Location: East-central Canada	Buckwheat: Food of the gods? I've recently been reading about food I'm not eating but should be. Buckwheat is one of them. Buckwheat is not derived from wheat, nor is it a grain. It's actually a fruit seed related to rhubarb. With it you can make products such as noodles that are higher in protein than regular pasta, and they don't contain gluten. I stumbled across a recipe on whfoods.com, which is one of my favourite websites. It's a Japanese dish that uses soba noodles, which are basically buckwheat noodles. The recipe was simple, so I tried it. Wow! It is to die for! Whenever I come across a food combination that absolutely blows me away, I always have the same response: "This...is the food of the gods." Check it out: Tan Tan Noodles Prep and Cook Time: Prep and cooking time: 15 minutes Ingredients: ¼ lb Soba noodles ½ cup minced scallion Sauce 2 TBS peanut butter 2 TBS rice vinegar 1½ TBS soy sauce 1 TBS honey 2 medium cloves garlic, chopped 2½ TBS minced or grated fresh ginger 2 TBS water pinch cayenne to taste Salt and white pepper to taste Directions: Bring lightly salted water to a boil and cook soba noodles according to package instructions. While water is coming to a boil, blend sauce ingredients together in a blender and mince scallion. Drain noodles, and toss with sauce and scallion. Serves 4 as side dish Whfoods.com * * * * * It says it's a side dish, which would be nice, but I turned this into a main dish by calling it 2 servings and adding some seitan strips. I'm sure tofu would make it delicious as well. The cool thing is buckwheat has more nutrition than semolina (wheat) pasta. These noodles went wonderfully with the recipe. It didn't seem like I was eating something that is good for you but doesn't taste as good as the "real thing." This is an amazing dish. __________________ Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing? —Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot Last edited by Baraka_Guru; 05-21-2008 at 08:28 AM..