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
Inside the compound, volunteers prepared bags of rice, kasha, fruit and cleaning products in an assembly line and handed them out to waiting recipients, some of whom began standing in line at 4 a.m.
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
Helena carries the kasha sack, and we start our slow ascent to Tatarska 3.
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
A state police news release said Trooper Kasha Domingue was indicted Thursday by an East Baton Rouge Parish grand jury.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 1, 2020
The 1982 production was helmed by Mr. Kasha’s older brother, Lawrence Kasha, a director and Tony-winning producer, but closed after five performances.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 15, 2020
Léonie for me, old Kasha for the children—they do everything.—We leave the Petersburg station at five.
From The Genius by Potter, Margaret Horton
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