 Buckwheat pancakes are eaten in several countries.They are known as buckwheat "blinis" in Russia, "galettes bretonnes" in France, "ployes" in Acadia, "poffertjes" in the Netherlands, "boûketes" in the Wallonia region of Belgium, "kuttu ki puri" in India and "kachhyamba"in Nepal.Similar pancakes were a common food in American pioneer days.