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Quinoa - Grain of the Gods!

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The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has officially declared that the year 2013 be recognized as "The International Year of the Quinoa, so I figured a thread was in order to inform people about this amazingly healthy and delicious food.

Quinoa, a species of goosefoot (Chenopodium), is a grain-like crop grown primarily for its edible seeds. It is a pseudocereal rather than a true cereal, or grain, as it is not a member of the grass family. As a chenopod, quinoa is closely related to species such as beets, spinach, and tumbleweeds.
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Nutrition

Compared to the other grains, it has the highest protein content and it is also a complete protein.

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Recipes

You can basically use it as a replacement for your regular serving of rice or even pasta for everything from a curry to a stir-fry. It's also really tasty on it's own, just add a dash of lemon and spices - and cooked in less than 20 minutes.

There are also a ton of different ways you can cook it:

Quinoa Protein Bars

Recipe by RJRiches

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3rd recipe

Quinoa Loaf

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Vegetarian Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad



Quinoa porridge

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I've tried all of the above recipes and everything was absolutely fab!
 
I wonder how it'd be in soup? Either way, it is pretty good with the right spices, it's just a pain to keep from spilling if you're putting it away.
 
Quinoa isn't my favorite, to be honest. It's not awful, but it has this weird, squishy texture to it. I have to eat it quite a bit, since several of my housemates are vegetarian killjoys. On Monday, dinner was quinoa with butternut squash. It needed more flavor, damn it!

Maybe we just need better recipes or something.
 
I tried to cook quinoa one time and it turned bitter as fuck. I need to learn how to cook it properly because it's definitely a super food.
 
It's pretty good, needs to be cooked thoroughly though.

Also, I've used it as coating on chicken legs on the BBQ.
Coat the legs in egg, then roll them in quinoa then toss them on a greased grill on the 'cue. very tasty.
 
rezuth said:
What is it close too in taste? I can't stand eating bulgur, does it taste the same?
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I'd say it's a mix between oats and couscous, but it has a very mild taste of either.
Definitely cook it in some form of stock if you're going to serve it as a savoury side as the above poster suggested.
 
pr0cs said:
It's pretty good, needs to be cooked thoroughly though.

Also, I've used it as coating on chicken legs on the BBQ.
Coat the legs in egg, then roll them in quinoa then toss them on a greased grill on the 'cue. very tasty.
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Needs to be washed properly too if you don't buy the prewashed kind. It contains a natural enzyme thst is meant to keep bugs away but it tastes soapy.
 
We have been using it instead of rice. Me being mexican and my wife being chinese we eat a lot of rice.
 
With the exploding popularity of quinoa. Aren't you worried that the demand is outstripping production, and that whomever was the original consumer of it, no longer has as much access to it? And is going hungry?

Just a hypothetical. It isn't true is it? Off to Google I go!
 
ChiTownBuffalo said:
With the exploding popularity of quinoa. Aren't you worried that the demand is outstripping production, and that whomever was the original consumer of it, no longer has as much access to it? And is going hungry?

Just a hypothetical. It isn't true is it? Off to Google I go!
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Nah, it can grow pretty much everywhere so no risk of that. Most of it is actually imported from south american countries atm, but there's no reason it couldn't be grown in north america/europe.
 
drspeedy said:
Never even though of this.... And I loves me some quinoa. I'm just waiting for mass-market adoption, the more we get ancient grains in our stores, the better!

Great thread,btw
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One of my friends in college would make dinner every night by tossing quinoa, yams, and broccoli in his rice cooker. While it wasn't anything fancy, it was tasty, healthy, and was a complete source of nutrients.
 
God tier!
Me and my family (here in Sweden), eat it very often in the summer, especially when we are grilling. Goes really well with chicken, pork or any meat!
Even better when used with Tzatziki.
 
so I got this as it seemed to be the only kind my grocery has...

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~90g carbs per bag! The heck GAF, thought this was low carb?

I guess I should look for straight up, plain Quino... not this roasted garlic stuff?
 
I didn't want to like it because I associate quinoa and coconut water with dumb LA bullshit.

But it's so good. And it's low carb! (for a grain)
 
Futureman said:
so I got this kind as it seemed to be the only kind my grocery has...

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~90g carbs per bag! The heck GAF, thought this was low carb?
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Don't worry man, that's the value for the uncooked stuff.
For some weird reason, cooked quinoa has only 20g carbs per 100g.

It's not that low, but it's definitely possible to have a serving of Quinoa a day and still stay under that 50g carb limit if you have keto in mind.
 
Futureman said:
so I got this as it seemed to be the only kind my grocery has...

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~90g carbs per bag! The heck GAF, thought this was low carb?

I guess I should look for straight up, plain Quino... not this roasted garlic stuff?
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It's still got carbs, but it has less than most other grains. Or so it seems that that is the myth, anyway...
 
If you want to buy a bag that will last you quite a while, go to Costco. They have an organic bag that's something in the area of $10.
 
Love what I've tried of quinoa so far. Someone gave me this book a while back and it's got some interesting recipes in it (and a nice blend of vegan, vegetarian, and meat):

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Cheapest quinoa I've seen so far is the truRoots stuff at Costco - $9 for a 4lb bag. They only have regular white quinoa, though.

I've tried black and red too - not sure if I got a bad batch of black but despite cooking it for goddamn ever it still came out remarkably raw tasting. Or maybe that's what it's supposed to be like.

I've also tried quinoa flakes (best for a thickener in an already chunky soup, as a porridge on its own it's too mushy) and have a bag of holy shit it was expensive quinoa flour to try some of the baking recipes in that book. Given its price, however, I won't be using quinoa flour very often, though the plain stuff is cheap enough it makes a good rice substitute from time to time.
 
My wife bought some quinoa and we weren't sure what to do with it. Will try one of these out.

This also reminds me of the "Gettin' Real in the Whole Foods Parking Lot" video. Old but still funny.

This fool's on his iphone, talking to his friends
Trying to pick up some cayenne pepper for his master cleanse
You're the most annoying dude I ever seen, brah
Could you please move? You're right in front of the quinoa...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UFc1pr2yUU
 
Had barbequed hamburger patties made from this, it was pretty good (though our recipe could probably use some work, got a bit too bland after cooling a little).
 
Botolf said:
Had barbequed hamburger patties made from this, it was pretty good (though our recipe could probably use some work, got a bit too bland after cooling a little).
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I wouldn't mind the recipe for that.
I'm guessing it's a non-vegetarian burger, but I'll make a veggie version of it if so.
 
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