ISO: iso large flake/grain sugar. does anyone know who

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produces this product? My French tutor would like to make "galettes" - which is a savoury crepe and this is a product that she's been unable to find here in Canada.

It is refined, white sugar with a very large grain.

Thanks

Betty

 
minor correction: she is also looking for buckwheat - for

the galettes; I'm not certain what the large grain sugar is for - I think the finish of the galette. Obviously that got lost in translation:)
Betty

 
She can find buckwheat groats in a health food store. Have her put them

in the freezer and then pulverize with a coffee grinder. The difference in packaged and freshly ground is amazing. The cold from the freezer cancels out the heat generated by the high speed grinding.

Also, I look for the "blond" version of groats, which has the dark, bitter outer skin (hull) already removed. When ground, this powder is light tan and smells like a high-class, sophisticated, upper East Side peanut butter would smell.

 
Thank you Marilyn - I am just preparing an order for

amazon.com so I will add the sanding sugar. Although perhaps Michaels carries it. I'll check.
As for the buckwheat - would you recommend the groats you mentioned vs. buying packaged pulverized buckwheat.

Betty

 
Yes...I would get the groats because they can sit in the freezer and be ground as needed.

I've not had much luck finding it pre-ground without the hull. That's how most buckwheat pancake mixes are packaged: slightly greyish from the hull. Personally, it has a bitter taste to me (while my husband loves that flavor) and I can locate the hull-less groats easier.

 
Perfect - and I just phoned a local kitchen store here that

sells the sanding sugar (I would never have thought of that) as well as the buckwheat in both forms.
I appreciate the help.

Betty

 
Buckwheat is available everywhere. I'm guessing she hasn't looked yet as it is not a special

item. The large grain sugar, not so easy, but it is there. Best place would be a baking shop. At Christmas though, it may appear in some of the better supermarkets.

 
The sanding sugar is readily available at your local cake store...q

and the buckwheat...I cannot stand Buckwheat. it taste poisonous to me.

 
She hasn't been in Canada that long and I imagine

buckwheat wasn't really high up on her list of needs. I rather enjoy that she asks about different products and customs as I enjoy learning about products and recipes used in a French kitchen.
She will appreciate the advice as do I.
Betty

 
Richard, I wonder if it's the hull you dislike? I can't stand greyish buckwheat pancakes, absolutely

nauseate me. Then I found out it was the hull all this time. The hull-less stuff is very gentle smelling. Makes amazing crepes.

 
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