Many residents of post-Soviet countries are surprised to learn that buckwheat porridge is not popular at all in the West.
The vast majority of residents of the United States of America and Western European countries simply do not eat buckwheat.
Why is this dish loved by many Belarusians, Russians and Ukrainians, while in the West almost no attention is paid to this dish?
Why don't people in the West eat buckwheat?
Many Russian regions are located in risky farming zones.
It is in such areas that buckwheat produces a good harvest.
In addition, growing buckwheat does not lead to soil depletion.
Moreover, the harvested crop has the ability to be stored for a long time.
That is why buckwheat was actively grown in Russia and continues to be grown. The crop has also become popular in a number of neighboring countries.
And what about the West? They have long since come to the conclusion that growing buckwheat is economically inexpedient. The crop yield is low there. At least, this figure is lower than that of popular cereals.
Taking this circumstance into account, Western agricultural representatives decided to focus on growing wheat, rye and barley.
What did this lead to? To the fact that buckwheat porridge simply did not end up on the tables of American and European gourmets. No supply - no demand. And vice versa.
Perhaps some Americans, Germans or Englishmen would like the dish. But many of them are simply not aware of the existence of such a delicacy or cannot buy the corresponding cereal in the store.
