Can I eat raw buckwheat?

[Amateur1]

Can I eat raw buckwheat?
I went away and took a hob, but it didn't work, so I ended up throwing out the buckwheat that I had put in the pan.
Could I have eaten it raw?

 

[karadekoolaid]

According to the www:
Can you eat raw buckwheat?
People can eat raw buckwheat groats after soaking and draining the raw groats to make them easier to digest.

 

[The Velvet Curtain]

Some would say that you can eat anything once.