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Buckwheat

Buckwheat (left), shown with buckwheat flakes (right) and crispbread made of buckwheat flour (center). It may also be made into such foods as noodles, porridge, pancakes, and beer. A pseudocereal related to rhubarb, buckwheat was widely cultivated as a cover crop until the adoption of nitrogen fertilizer.

Photograph: Andrey Korzun

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