"buckwheat" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 蕎麥

Definition

一種有小三角形種子的植物，常作為穀物食用，可以製成麵粉或煮成粥。雖然名稱帶有「麥」，但其實和小麥無關，且天然不含麩質。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「蕎麥」可指植物本身或其種子。常在無麩質飲食及東歐、亞洲傳統料理（如蕎麥麵、蕎麥粥）中出現。和小麥沒有關係，不要與一般小麥製品混淆。

Examples

Buckwheat is a gluten-free grain used in many recipes.

**蕎麥**是許多食譜中常用的無麩質穀物。

People often make pancakes from buckwheat flour.

人們常用**蕎麥**麵粉做煎餅。

I bought some buckwheat for soup today.

我今天買了一些**蕎麥**要煮湯。

Soba noodles are actually made from buckwheat.

蕎麥麵其實是用**蕎麥**做的。

Have you ever tried buckwheat porridge for breakfast?

你早餐喫過**蕎麥**粥嗎？

Some people use buckwheat as a rice substitute in salads.

有些人會用**蕎麥**代替米飯做沙拉。