Kasha is a type of cereal made with buckwheat groats which have first been roasted, then soaked and finally simmered till it becomes soft. Kasha bread is healthy, and tastes almost like a cake.

The fried kasha topping gives an appetising crunch and toasted flavour to this dish. For a vegetarian dinner party, try my Indian spiced tomato and coconut soup as a starter, and finish with ...

But are they so new? Last week it was a kasha salad that tweaked my interest. And my research revealed that kasha, or toasted buckwheat, is one of the oldest dishes in Slavic countries ...