Apr 7, 2020
Where can I find flour that is not white wheat flour?
This might be a bit of a cliche, but as a German I seriously miss baking bread. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find any flour that is not white wheat flour. Does anyone know where I might be able to get some other types of flour? I would even be happy with just whole wheat.
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on Apr 7
Tomiz has a lot of baking supplies. The one closest to me is in a bigger city, in a デパ地下, as a section of the supermarket. I've heard of 業務スーパ or other restaurant supply shops selling things like that too, sometimes in larger quantities only. Probably rice flours will be more popular here than rye flour, but still... more than normal white wheat flour. If you don't have nearby options, there's always Amazon?
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on Apr 7
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on Apr 7
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on Apr 7
Hiya! Buckwheat flour, sobako in Japanese (そば粉OR蕎麦粉) is great for baking bread. As Japanese people use it for soba making, it's widely available even in supermarkets on the country side. In the supermarkets around here, it's not lined up with flour, but where the azuki beans and warabimochi ingredients are. Of course Kaldi and Costco offer the widest range of non-white-wheat-flour flour selections.
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on Apr 7
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on Apr 9
@helloalissa I got a 業務スーパ near by, but they also just have white wheat flour. Tomiz seems to have a good range though, thank you!
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on Apr 9
@Kobakko I have never bake with buckwheat before, but it sure sounds interesting. I might give it a try some time.
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on Apr 9
@Bella Yamaya doesn't have any and the Jupiter near me just closed yesterday because of covid-19... But I guess in case of emergency there is always Amazon :)
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on Apr 21
As you said, the best option right now might be Amazon. I found some whole wheat flour (全粒粉) in Seijo Ishii. It's a chain of supermarkets that are on the expensive side, but sell many good quality foreign products. There are many shops all around Tokyo and the one near my house is still open, so you could check it out if there's one near your place.
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on Apr 27
@Kobakko do you literally just sub the same amount of buckwheat flour for whatever flour you'd usually bake with? I'm curious and would love to try it sometime! If you have a recipe or something that uses it I'd love a link :)
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on Apr 28
@genkidesu Buckwheat doesn't contain any gluten, so in most cases substituting all flour for buckwheat flour is not possible. Also, buckwheat flour calls for more liquid than white wheat flour. You can easily substitute parts for a more rustic flavor, though. You can find my favourite recipe here: https://biancazapatka.com/en/buckwheat-chia-bread/
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on May 2
@Kobakko thank you! Super helpful - I'm not an expert baker by any stretch so the explanation helped a lot!
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