a soft food prepared from hulled and crushed grain, especially buckwheat.
such grain before cooking.
First recorded in 1800–10, kasha is from the Russian word kásha
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“I know more people are coming in here now, because I’m seeing people I’ve never seen,” said McRae, who’d just enjoyed a lunch of whitefish with squash and kasha.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
Instead, he seemed fully at ease with life in the metro, sitting with a gaggle of friends and eating helpings of chicken, kasha, soup and pickled shredded carrot.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2022
But my mother’s cooking went well beyond the chopped liver, stuffed cabbage, kasha varnishkes and chicken soup of her Eastern European background, both in attention to detail and imagination.
From New York Times ● May 2, 2022
The daily cafe menu might feature kasha porridge, Russian-style syrniki pancakes, labneh parfait with chickpea granola, and malawach, Jewish pancakes from Yemen.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2022
I came back to the apartment after a full day of running back and forth in the markets, and the best I’d been able to get for our money was kasha.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
You can pair them with Borscht either hot or cold, Kasha Varnishkas or Beet, Apple & Herring Salad, all parts of the American-Jewish canon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
She adding that it was out of character for Kasha to miss a significant milestone in her life.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2024
Kasha Patel in Washington contributed to this report.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 17, 2022
Joshua Partlow and Kasha Patel contributed to this report.
From Washington Post ● May 17, 2022
The soldier who was in charge of the party said to me in a confidential whisper: "There's plenty of Kasha, your Honour, and the soup will last us, too."
From The Dark Forest by Walpole, Hugh, Sir
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