Weatherwatch: Buckwheat, miracle crop for a future of extreme heat

It’s not a grain, but the seed of a plant related to rhubarb, and is gluten-free, insect friendly and tolerant of droughtMost Britons will not be familiar with buckwheat. It’s not really part of our traditional cuisine, although we may have eaten some. But in many part of the world the seeds are part of the staple diet, for example as an eastern European porridge called kasha, Japanese noodles and American waffles. It’s not a grain, and is not a type of wheat; buckwheat is the