PREPARATION OF FOOD AND DRINK FROM BUCKWHEAT

PURPOSE:To obtain the subject product capable of easily giving a drink having excellent taste and flavor of buckwheat when leached with water by crushing buckwheat seed, separating the crushed seed into inner layer part and outer layer part by sieving and subjecting to a particular treatment. CONSTITUTION:Seed of buckwheat is gelatinized by heating and the crust is removed. The obtained buckwheat seed is crushed and separated into the inner layer part and the outer layer part by sieving. A part of the separated inner layer part of the buckwheat seed is roasted to obtain a semi-expanded product. Separately, the remaining part of the inner layer part is roasted in the form of semi-expanded state, subjected to hydration, evaporation, cooling, inoculation with seed malt, mixing, cultivation and malt-preparation and roasted until expanding to semi-expanded state to obtain roasted buckwheat malt. The outer layer part of the buckwheat seed is roasted taking care of not to cause the scorch mark to obtain roasted fine granules. The semi-expanded product, the roasted buckwheat malt and the roasted fine granules are mixed with each other to obtain the objective food and drink.