Where can I find flour that is not white wheat flour?

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  helloalissa

  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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  genkidesu

  on Apr 7

  Try Costco, if you have one nearby. When I lived closer to a Costco in Tokyo they had various options including things like almond flour.

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  ReishiiTravels

  on Apr 7

  I always go to Kaldi! I have found whole grain flour their before! They have some other flours too! Tomiz is also a good choice. They are a baking specialty shop so they have a lot!

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  Kobakko

  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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  Bella

  on Apr 7

  Try Yamaya or Jupiter :) or order in Amazon My husband is into baking and we usually buy our flour in costco or just the cheapest all purpose flour in Yaoko. I think he also bought whole wheat flour there to make his sourdough ^_^

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  Kanuba

  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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  Kanuba

  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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  Kanuba

  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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  RindoRingo

  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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  genkidesu

  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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  Kobakko

  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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  genkidesu

  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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