
Preparing and Eating Quinoa:
You can use quinoa to make flour, soup, put on cold in salads or substitute for rice in any recipe. The seeds cook very quickly, in only 15 minutes. Just take 1 cup of quinoa, add 2 cups of water, put them in a pan. Bring the water to a boil. Once the water begins to boil, cover the pan, reduce the heat to low and let it cook for about 15 min. That’s it! Quinoa can be found in most health food stores or you can order online.My Thoughts:
Quinoa is one of my favorite foods. It comes in a range of colors from ivory to pinks, brown to reds, or almost black depending on the variety, however the most common is white and red. The seeds are small in size, flat with a pointed oval shape and look like a cross between a sesame seed and millet. As it cooks, the outer germ around each grain twists outward forming a little white, spiral tail, which is attached to the kernel. The grain itself is soft and delicate and the tail is crunchy which creates and interesting texture combination and pleasant "crunch" when eating the grain. If you haven't tried this amazing food, I highly recommend you do. It's extremely inexpensive and so easy to prepare.
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Bill | Dec 4, 2007 | Reply
Wow, I can’t wait to try this!
Paul | Dec 13, 2007 | Reply
‘Ve been eating Quinoa for several years now, and still LOVE it!
Inca’s rice it’s sometimes called, and indeed, we use it a lot instead of rice, but it alse does quite a good job as a replacement for the (wheat) grains in ‘cous cous’ and in ‘Tabloulé’
Cheers, Paul
Ryan | Dec 19, 2007 | Reply
Quinoa is the shit! I’m giving a box of it to my father for x-mas!
Aaron | Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
Tried Quinoa for the first time last night and thought it tasted great and was much easier to prepare than I originally thought.
Emily | Jun 11, 2010 | Reply
I like buying organic quinoa, but it is hard to find locally. I have to shop for it online. I saw that they have several b vitamins. I was wondering if anyone would know which b vitamins and how much?
supplements | Jun 28, 2011 | Reply
Quinoa is especially good for people who follow a vegetarian or vegan diet. I agree, it’s easy to prepare and it has a very good nutritional value. You can get multiple varieties at Wholefoods.