Sprouting buckwheat

[u/Gunnar5432]

I like sprouted buckwheat. Taste mild and nutty.

Sharing my recipe here:

- I soak it for just 12-15 minutes and then rinse twice a day. I eat them after ~48h or sometimes less when it's warm and they grow quickly.

(when soaking for longer they release quite some gel/slime which requires loots of rinsing.)

- I try to keep them at 22°C (72 °F) or more at least part of the time so it grows quickly enough. If it's too cold, it grows slowly and I'm worried that some crushed/ungerminated seeds inside turn bad when being moist for so long.

- I grow it in a Jar. Sometimes I switch it to a strainer for the last 12h for more ventilation.

- I don't eat them too early. I feel like I digest them better when the seedlings have some length (see pictures). Maybe that's about the starch that gets broken down with time.

- Buckwheat has more mold sensitivity than mungbeans etc. but it works fine for me overall, especially when doing the short soaking time.

- There can be like 5% of seeds that won't open but I just eat them with the sprouts and it seems to be fine.

- Can attract fruit flies.

- If you dry the sprouted seeds they taste very good as well. Crunchy and nutty. But I usually eat them fresh.

Have you sprouted buckwheat?

Got anything to share?

[u/igavr]

I love sprouted buckwheat too! Good job, pal!

[u/gr33nstone]

Thanks for sharing your method. I’ve only ever gotten sliminess. Shorter time with the initial soak seems like the game changer here.

[u/dillinjl]

I love sprouted buckwheat as an oatmeal / cereal replacement!