Buckwheat cakes (Hungry for History edition)

I stop in Kingwood, West Virginia, where buckwheat flour is a big deal...enough to have a festival about it! In 2021, the William G. Pomeroy Foundation put up a historical marker in that town as part of their "Hungry for History" series. I was able to find a place that served buckwheat cakes, which was within walking distance from the marker (at Down Home Cafe). You'll get to witness me eating buckwheat pancakes for the first time.

[@quirkydrivenlife]

Love the hungry for history series! good job 👍🏻 I don’t think I’ve ever eaten buckwheat pancakes. I’ll have to try that whenever I get to West Virginia

[@HistoricallyMarked]

Thanks I hope the William Pomeroy group places more of these throughout the US. There's lots of regional dishes out there waiting to be tried and tested! 🤣 Thanks for watching

[@brianstewart1205]

You have to visit during the annual Preston County Buckwheat Festival. Always the last full weekend in September. Buckwheat cakes and sausage dinners served all weekend!

[@quirkydrivenlife]

@@brianstewart1205 thanks for the info!

[@Dozenspeed]

"Hungry For History" - nice, you should get at least a couple dozen episodes with that theme. Even if they don't seem real popular at first, it will make a nice collection one day that will certainly bear value. 🙂

[@HistoricallyMarked]

That's right - like I said there are only about 14 of these markers put up in the U.S. I told the lady in charge of the organization that St. Louis has a lot of local foods (gooey butter cake, Mayfair dressing, pig snoots, etc) but the problem is a lot of people can't agree on where gooey butter cake was invented. lol. She was like "no worries! You should still submit these ideas". Haven't done so yet. I may do a few "unofficial" HFH episodes in the future