Buckwheat flour
Flour ground from buckwheat, grey-brown, with a nutty, slightly bitter taste and no gluten; available in health food shops, organic stores, larger supermarkets or online.
Flour ground from buckwheat, grey-brown, with a nutty, slightly bitter taste and no gluten; available in health food shops, organic stores, larger supermarkets or online.
Substitute:
There is no true substitute, because the bitter, nutty flavour carries the dish; wholewheat flour gives a workable dough but tastes milder and turns more elastic.