Buckwheat Tea (Sobacha) Recipe — A Light-Flavored Healthy Drink

Are you looking for a new and healthy beverage that you can add to your diet? If your answer is yes, then you must try our new recipe for buckwheat tea! It’s delicious and has so many health benefits to offer. It is one of my favorite beverages of all, which helps me to relax and keep calm.

In Japan, Buckwheat tea, also known as Sobacha, is a tea that is prepared from buckwheat grains, flowers, or even its leaves. Buckwheat tea in Japan is drunk for enjoyment as well as for health purposes.

One of the best things about buckwheat tea is that you can prepare this tea for drinking and buckwheat for eating also in just one step! Moreover, you can enjoy this tea cold or warm on a Sunday evening.

You can just brew buckwheat tea just like any other tea and have it without having the stress of adding any milk or sweetener. In today’s post, I’ll share with you the recipe for making buckwheat tea in a few easy steps. So let’s begin!

How To Make Buckwheat Tea?

Buckwheat Tea Recipe

Simantini Singh Deo

Buckwheat tea, also known as Sobacha, is a delicious drink that has a nutty flavor and is extremely easy to make.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 10 minutes mins

Course Beverages

Cuisine korean

Servings 4 people

Equipment

• Small Saucepan
• Fine Mesh
• Paper Towel/Coffee Filter

Ingredients

  

• ½ -¼ Cup Uncooked Buckwheat Groats
• 5 Cups Of Water
• 2 – 3 tbsp Lemon Juice
• 3 – 4 tbsp Maple Syrup Or Honey According To Your Preference

Instructions

 

• Assemble all the ingredients first. Then take a small saucepan, and add the uncooked buckwheat groats in order to toast them properly over medium-high heat for about 4 – 5 minutes. You need to toast it until it smells fragrant and begins to pop. Give it a stir often to not let it burn and turn black.
• Next, you have to carefully add water. It will start to boil immediately because you are adding water to an extremely hot pan.
• Now, reduce the heat and let it simmer for 5 – 10 minutes. Make sure that the buckwheat is soft and cooked, and that the water has developed a light brown color.
• Take a fine mesh and carefully strain the toasted buckwheat through it right into the mug. If you do not prefer a cloudy tea, line the sieve with a paper towel or a coffee filter. Also, do not allow the buckwheat to sit in hot water for a very long time as it has an absorbing ability, so most of the water will be absorbed.
• To add taste, stir in the maple syrup or honey.
• Serve immediately and enjoy!

Notes

• You need to adjust the amount of water and buckwheat tea according to your preference. For example, for a strong buckwheat flavor, you can use ¼ cup of buckwheat groats, or else ½ buckwheat groats would be completely fine. 
• If you are making the tea from the leaves or flowers, just add 1 tbsp of buckwheat tea and let it steep for 5-10 minutes.
• If you like to have it cold, you can just let it cool down and refrigerate it. Even a few ice cubes can be added to make the perfect iced buckwheat tea. 
• To enhance the flavor of buckwheat tea, you can add spices such as a cinnamon stick, a dried star anise, a pinch of turmeric, dried cloves, or grated ginger. It depends on whatever flavor you prefer to be added to your buckwheat tea.

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Buckwheat Tea (Sobacha) Health Benefits

Buckwheat tea has a light, nutty flavor, which helps to relieve so many health concerns. Buckwheat, is an ingredient utilized in bread and bakery commodities. This recipe that we shared with you today is a refreshing delight, rich with antioxidants & nutrients.

Here are a few health benefits of buckwheat tea:

1. Helps In Reducing Blood Glucose

Several studies & research have found that consumption of buckwheat has witnessed a significant reduction in high blood glucose and the risk of hyperglycemia.

2. Might Be Useful In Treating Diabetes

Buckwheat has an element named “rutin,” which is extremely beneficial in preventing type 2 diabetes when utilized with effective strategies. The risk of diabetes can be lowered by having this tea on a regular basis.

3. Reduce Inflammation

Buckwheat tea is full-packed with anti-inflammatory properties. It helps in dealing with the problems of inflammation or edema. Additionally, it is helpful for women at the time of menopause along with so many other inflammatory conditions such as colon or colitis inflammation.

4. Keeps Your Heart Healthy

Due to the presence of rutin and antioxidants in buckwheat tea, it protects your heart from several diseases. In addition, buckwheat tea helps in decreasing your LDL cholesterol and stimulates HDL cholesterol. This tea also helps in preventing the formation of blood clots, which results in reducing the chances of heart attack or strokes.

5. Immunity Booster

Buckwheat tea is rich in minerals, nutrients, and antioxidants. It contains nutrients like selenium, vitamin E, phenolic acid, phytic acid, etc., which are beneficial for boosting immunity. This specific tea is helpful for the detoxification of your body and protects you from any kind of viral infection.

Conclusion

As we all are so busy with our work, sometimes we forget about ourselves, and it gets difficult to concentrate on our well-being. And cooking food for ourselves is the last thing we all do after a tiring day. We get tempted by outside food and start enjoying that. But this is not right every single time.

The recipe for buckwheat tea is therefore shared with you today to help you be relaxed and concentrate on the things you want to. Buckwheat tea will help you to sleep better and provide energy. It makes a great cup of tea for you to enjoy! Let us know your thoughts on buckwheat tea in the comment section below.

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