Organic buckwheat flakes are a really interesting gluten-free product. Buckwheat is naturally gluten-free, and the flaked form is basically a rolled out variation of the grain. This is not to be confused with buckwheat flakes that are a manufactured flake made from buckwheat flour that look a little like Special K.
I first came across this product while looking for a gluten-free alternative to oats for porridge. Unfortunately, I don’t recall what blog I found this suggestion on, but what I do recall is that they were a real challenge to find here in Australia. So much so that even a number of health food stores I spoke to had never heard of a flakes form of buckwheat, let alone stocked it.
After some hunting around, my wife found a couple of boutique online retailers that stock it! Every other option involved expensive shipping from the USA or UK.
Where to buy organic buckwheat flakes in Australia:
Australian Origin
Just Gluten Free Organic Buckwheat Flakes
- Our Organics – Product of Australia – this is where we ordered from.
A&S Organic Buckwheat Flakes
- All About Organics – Product of Australia
Overseas Origin
Savy Organics Organic Buckwheat Flakes
- Sunnybrook Health Store – Product of UK
Overseas retailers
eBay – Can order from the UK or USAAmazon – There is a pretty decent range available from the UK or USA, but they aren’t part of the global shipping program. Currently, there are none on Amazon Australia.
Found organic buckwheat flakes somewhere else? Let me know in the comments and I’ll add it to the list!
What are organic buckwheat flakes good for?
Tough question. Buckwheat flakes do behave a bit like oats when you cook them in milk. However, unlike oats, they lose a lot of texture and the porridge becomes quite smooth, so if you like a bit of texture you may want to add some nuts or seeds with them.
I haven’t actually tried them for anything else yet! I’m planning to test them as a base for cookies that we usually use oats in, and also in muesli. I’ll update this post once I’ve tried them in some more recipes.
If you have any suggestions or tips on using buckwheat flakes, I’d love to hear them! Let me know in the comments 🙂
In Slovakia we use buckwheat flakes for breakfast. Put in bowl pour hot water over, add grated walnuts, grated apple, honey and cinnamon. Yummier breakfast. But buckwheat flakes we use look different then yours on pictures.