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Kasha is a porridge made with wheat, buckwheat, oats, millet, rice, potatoes, etc. Kasha is one of the oldest known meals in Eastern European cuisine, at least a thousand years old, and second in its significance only to bread. It is a common filling for a knish. Image File history File links Information_icon. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Species T. aestivum T. boeoticum T. compactum T. dicoccoides T. dicoccon T. durum T. monococcum T. spelta T. sphaerococcum References:   ITIS 42236 2002-09-22 For the indie rock group see: Wheat (band). ... Binomial name Fagopyrum esculentum Common Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) is a plant in the genus Fagopyrum (sometimes merged into genus Polygonum) in the family Polygonaceae. ... Species References ITIS 41455 2002-09-22 Oats are the seeds of any of several cereal grains in the genus Avena. ... Pearl millet in the field The millets are a group of small-seeded species of cereal crops, widely grown around the world for food and fodder. ... Species Oryza glaberrima Oryza sativa Rice is two species (Oryza sativa and Oryza glaberrima) of grass, native to tropical and subtropical southern & southeastern Asia and to Africa, which together provide more than one fifth of the calories consumed by humans[1]. (The term wild rice can refer to wild species... Binomial name Solanum tuberosum L. The potato (Solanum tuberosum) is a perennial plant of the Solanaceae, or nightshade, family, grown for its starchy tuber. ... Eastern European cuisine is the cuisine of Eastern Europe. ... Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ... A classic potato knish A knish is an Eastern European snack food popular in Jewish communities. ...

The word "kasha" is commonly used in modern American English to describe roasted whole-grain buckwheat or buckwheat groats, a misnomer. The misnomer probably originated with Jewish immigrants, as "kashi" (a plural form, literally translating into "porridges") and is sometimes sold in US supermarket as "Jewish national food". English language spread in the United States. ... Whole grains are cereal grains which retain the bran and germ as well as the endosperm, in contrast to refined grains which retain only the endosperm. ... Groats are the hulled and crushed grains of various cereals, such as oats, wheat or buckwheat. ...

The meaning of the word kasha in Slavic languages does not refer specifically to buckwheat groats, but a whole family of porridges (although buckwheat porridge was one of the earliest known examples of kashas). One notable example of this is the Russian "Guryevskaya Kasha", which is believed to have been invented by the chef of the Russian Minister of Finance Dmitry Guryev in the early 1800s. The exact recipe is rather complex, but essentially it is a viscous semolina porridge, mixed with sugar, vanilla, nuts and pieces of fruit (apricots). This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Picture of semolina Semolina grains Semolina is coarsely ground grain, usually wheat, with particles mostly between 0. ... Magnification of typical sugar showing monoclinic hemihedral crystal stucture. ... For other uses, see vanilla (disambiguation). ... Hazelnuts from the Common Hazel Chestnut Carya ovata nut anatomy A nut is a seed of a plant. ... Fruit stall in Barcelona, Spain. ... Binomial name Prunus armeniaca L. The Apricot (Prunus armeniaca, syn. ...

Kasha is also a female name in some parts of the world.

In other languages

• kasza (Polish)
• каша in Belarusian,Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian
• košė in Lithuanian)
• kaša (Croatian)

Sayings

• Щи да каша - пища наша. Russian: Shchi (cabbage soup) and kasha are our staples.
• Kad prisivirei košės tai ir srėbk! Lithuanian: You made the porridge, now eat it! (cf. English: You made your bed, now lie in it!)

See also

• Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
• Polish cuisine
• Russian cuisine
• Ukrainian cuisine

Tent Rocks near Monument Entrance Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks, located 40 miles southwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico, is a BLM managed site that was established as a U.S. National Monument by President Clinton in January 2001 shortly before leaving office. ... Polish cuisine (Polish: kuchnia polska) is a mixture of Slavic and foreign culinary traditions. ... Russian cuisine derives its rich and varied character from the vast and multicultural expanse of Russia. ... Ukrainian cuisine has a rich history and offers a wide variety of dishes, partly borrowed from other cuisines like German, Turkish and Polish. ...

External links

• Kasha Varnishkes recipe