On Wed, 22 Nov 2017 19:48:51 -0800 (PST), "
> wrote:

>On Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at 9:38:19 PM UTC-6, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>> 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.

Soba noodles (= with buckwheat) are very good too. Wayne's just trying
to out-bigot Sheldon.