what the heck is 'kasha'?
Colin Law
something called "kasha" (I know I'm probably not spelling it right).
What the heck is this?
Thanks,
Colin
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Sgt. Pepper
>Tonight's episode had george's parents' house smelling like dandruff and
>something called "kasha" (I know I'm probably not spelling it right).
>What the heck is this?
Jewish food. Hard to explain, yet very tastey. (Not unlike a Junior Mint)
Haydee C. Rodriguez
>Tonight's episode had george's parents' house smelling like dandruff and
>something called "kasha" (I know I'm probably not spelling it right).
>What the heck is this?
Its a grain that you cook by stir-frying and then boiling. When you walk into
a home when they've been cooking this, there is a distinct smell. Basically
prepared in Jewish homes. (I know Costanza is Italian, but I think George's
mother might be Jewish?)
Mark Verschell
Kascha is boiled buckwheat.
Roy Eassa
>Kascha is boiled buckwheat.
Gosh, I missed that episode of The Little Rascals! ;-)
Douglas Parvin
>Tonight's episode had george's parents' house smelling like dandruff and
>something called "kasha" (I know I'm probably not spelling it right).
>What the heck is this?
It's a Jewish, or at least Eastern European, dish made of fried wheat
and onions. It has a very distinctive smell.
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Mark Verschell
the grain, not the actor, or even Eddie Murphy :)
Kascha Varnischkas (pardon my transliteration) is Kascha with sauteed
(OK fried) onions and bow-tie pasta. Since many people refer to this
as simply kascha (it's pretty much the only dish I have had with
kascha in it - and I like it, but it does smell a little --- funky)
I assume this is the disk they referred to, not just the boiled grain.
David Gregory Platt
Is this a type of health food? Then I doubt that the Costanzas would be
eating it. I thought they meany _cassia_ (pronounced kasha), which is a
type of tree or shrub that produces a seasoning that can also be used as a laxative (thus explaining why
the Costanzas would be using it). I seriously doubt that the
Costanzas would be eating anything as exotiv as what you described.
Dave
Mark Verschell
Exotic??? Oh, no offense but I see you come from manitoba. Probably not
too many people of eastern european descent around. Kascha is like
jewish soul food. A very plain, simple dish. How exotic is it to fry
onions and mix with boiled grains and pasta? As far as healthy,
considering the amount of oil the onions are usually fried in, it's
probably not approved by the U.S. surgeon general :)
David Silver
Health food??? FRIED ONIONS! MUSHROOM GRAVY! BOW-TIE EGG NOODLES! This
stuff is all mixed with the grain to make it tasty and UN-healthy. There
is nothing exotic about Kasha. There are dozens of restaraunts in New
York that serve it. There are references to things Jewish littered
throughout Seinfeld (see: The Mohel). I could tell from the way they said
it that they were talking about Kasha, I'll bet you a vat full! Now,
cassia, *that* I have never heard of. I doubt they would have been
referring to something as exotic as cassia.
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Dave Torok
My mom's side of the family is from Poland via Israel. My father is
from Hungary.
My grandmother & my mom *love* kasha -- it's part of the culture.
My father *HATES* kasha.
As he explains it: "When I was growing up in Hungary, all the fairy
tales had the wicked witch forcing little kids to eat KASHA."
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Mark Verschell
I use for Kasha Varnishkas.
Kasha Varnishkas
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1 cup buckwheat groats 2 cups boiling water
1 egg 1/2 t. salt
6 T. chicken or vegetable fat 2 cups cooked bow-tie noodles
1 large onion, chopped
Add buckwheat and unbeaten egg to a large frying pan. Mix well. Over
low heat, stir constantly to evenly coat buckwheat. Add salt, 2T. fat
and boiling water. Cover and cook for 30-45 minutes - until the
buckwheat is thoroughly cooked (more water may need to be added).
Meanwhile, cook the onions in 2T. fat until tender. When buckwheat is
done, add the onions, noodles and the remaining fat; season to taste
with salt and pepper; and cook gently until thoroughly heated.
Then, of course, there's always Kasha and Mushrooms, Kasha Knishes,
Kasha Stuffing...
Jonathan Hoffmann
MA> Probably not too many people of eastern european descent around.
I see you don't know much about Manitoba. Manitoba has a large
Ukrainian minority.
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Mark Verschell
> MA> Exotic??? Oh, no offense but I see you come from manitoba.
> MA> Probably not too many people of eastern european descent around.
>
> I see you don't know much about Manitoba. Manitoba has a large
> Ukrainian minority.
>
Like I said, no offense. Having lived in Seattle for many, many years
I find that unlike the stereotype I not only do not underestimate
Canada, but I also do not think of Canada as USA North.
I will make you a deal. You tell me what you know about North Florida
and I will tell you what I know about Manitoba :^)
Don Hosek
>>Kascha Varnischkas (pardon my transliteration) is Kascha with sauteed
>>(OK fried) onions and bow-tie pasta.
> Costanzas would be eating anything as exotiv as what you described.
Anglo saxons. Hmmph. No wonder I can't get any decent ingredients at the
grocery store...
-dh
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Nic Wolff
|With all the discussion about kasha, I thought I would post the recipe
|I use for Kasha Varnishkas.
| Kasha Varnishkas
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|1 cup buckwheat groats 2 cups boiling water
[deletia]
OK, all at once: "What the hell are groats?"
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Mark Verschell
> Mark Verschell (ma...@masig.fsu.edu) wrote:
> |With all the discussion about kasha, I thought I would post the recipe
> |I use for Kasha Varnishkas.
>
> | Kasha Varnishkas
> | ----------------
> |1 cup buckwheat groats 2 cups boiling water
> [deletia]
>
> OK, all at once: "What the hell are groats?"
>
Well, things in this world are getting pretty sad. I guess I could
easily understand someone not knowing what groats are. However, with all
of the hard copy and software dictionaries around, for someone to not
have the energy to look up this (common) word, and instead inflict the
net with a posting asking for a definition? Sigh....
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Neil Beard
George Costanza's dad is in bed with George (crashing at his place) and he offers him kascha, which George declines. So we're talking about the food, no doubt. :-)
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