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Default Kasha Varnishkas, has nothing to do with varnish

On Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at 9:38:19 PM UTC-6, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
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> Kasha varnishkes are part of Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine. Definitely
> not part of a typical American Thanksgiving meal unless you're Jewish
> or hae strong Eastern European roots. Personally, I hate buckwheat
> and I agree it does look like a mess. :-)
>
>

I've never eaten this dish and probably will never get the opportunity
to eat but I would like to try it at least once.

A hundred years ago I ate buckwheat pancakes at a restaurant. What
they mixed, if anything, with the buckwheat I don't know but they were
mighty good.