Amazing fact: quite cheap and very useful buckwheat regularly eat only in Russia. Western nutritionists unanimously rank buckwheat healthy food, calling it an excellent dietary product, but the opinion of respected authorities absolutely do not add in the eyes of Europeans to the popularity of dishes from this cereal.
"Homeland" Buckwheat has traditionally been considered the territory of North India and the Himalayas - right here and now in the tombs found fossilized grains of buckwheat.
Historically, that Russia "met" with crap in the early Middle Ages: in about the tenth century, this grain was imported to our country from Byzantium.
Unpretentious buckwheat itself "otvoovyvala" a place under the sun in the weeds and required almost no maintenance, and yields, despite the "machinations" celestial office - drought or continuous rains - has always remained high.
Hearty, simple and nutritious meals of buckwheat fast liked rusicham and several centuries later became the national dishes. Today in Russia enjoys special honor buckwheat.
Buckwheat is very rich in protein, vitamins and nutrients, it is for this reason that the Russian nutritionists often called buckwheat "queen of cereals."
What is the West?
The West buckwheat came much later than in Russia, in the XIII century, and the dark buckwheat porridge from here came to be called "pagan food." In Europe, buckwheat has always been considered the food of the poorest segments of the population, and mainly used as feed for poultry or livestock.
As for America, and today, in this country, buckwheat can only be found in pet stores, and then neprozharennoe, green and heavily crushed.
European, first tried buckwheat in adulthood is likely to say that she was very bitter and has a specific "chemical taste." But the Russian, accustomed to buckwheat literally from the cradle, do not feel this light bitter taste, not to mention some "chemistry".
If the Americans, being a tourist trip to Russia for the first time see the table buckwheat, they usually first ask what it is, and then do not even try to back down from him plate.
A Russian children in luxurious five-star Turkish hotel where "all inclusive", on the second day are demanding for breakfast buckwheat. As the saying goes, a habit - second nature.
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