And how do you use it? Is there a major difference between it and regular flour from wheat? Thanks alot for your replies.

-- Sher in se Iowa (riverdobbers@webtv.net), January 07, 2002

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Response to What is quinoa?

It is supposed to be much more healthy than regular wheat flour. It is a grain that is coveted by a lot of forragers.

-- Wendy A (phillips-anteswe@pendleton.usmc.mil), January 07, 2002.

Response to What is quinoa?

It has a "soapy" quality and has to be treated differently than wheat. I think!! I remember reading something about it in a catalog called "Bountiful Gardens."

-- Tana McCarter (mcfarm@totelcsi.net), January 07, 2002.

Response to What is quinoa?

I did a search and Bountiful Gardens has a web site with a little info about Quinoa under the grains section

-- Tana McCarter (mcfarm@totelcsi.net), January 07, 2002.

Response to What is quinoa?

it is an ancient grain. there are companies that sell it...i forget there is one out west. i think it can be used by people who are gluten sensitive.

-- js (schlicker54@aol.com), January 07, 2002.

Response to What is quinoa?

It's very popular in the Andes; I think it's seeds from some kind of flower.

I got a recipe while I was down in Peru and Bolivia, years ago.

I didn't do something right, I suspect, because the dish looked like dirty dishwater, and didn't taste all that great!

-- joj (jump@off.c), January 07, 2002.

Response to What is quinoa?

From the Northern Quinoa Corporation site.......

Quinoa (keen-wa), one of the world's most perfect foods, has been consumed for thousands of years in South America. Its small nutritious seeds resemble millet and is very versatile to a variety of cooking styles, inviting seasonings from mild to wild. Quinoa seeds are naturally coated with a bitter-tasting saponin that protects it from birds and insects. Northern Quinoa Corporation has developed a process to remove this coating. making its Quinoa pan- ready and fast cooking, This saves the end user from the extensive process of having to wash and rinse the seed.

Quinoa flour, ground from whole seeds, has a delicate nutty flavour. A gluten-free product, it is suitabel for anyone afflicted by wheat allergies.

Quinoa can be eaten as hot breakfast cereal; an infant cereal; a rice replacement; a nutrtional thickener for soups, chilli and stew; in salads, casseroles and desserts; and more.

-- M & M (amazinggraze@valkyrie.net), January 07, 2002.

Response to What is quinoa?

Quinoa is quite good, you can make it as a side dish versus mashed potates, for an example. Put a dollop of butter and some pepper on it. It's bland, like potatoes. Easy to cook.

-- CJ (cjtinkle@getgoin.net), January 07, 2002.

Response to What is quinoa?

I make a 7 grain cereal from the bulk bins-qinoa, amaranth, barley, oats, spelt, flaxseed, and wheat germ. It needs to cook at least 2 hours- 1/4 c mix takes 2 c H2O and I sually leave it going in the crockpot overnight. Leftovers go into pancake or muffin batter. I refrigerate mix to keep it from going rancid.

-- Mitzi Giles (Egiles2@prodigy.net), January 07, 2002.

I like this grain alot, and it is well worth the money to buy the white grained pre-washed brands, it is nothing like wheat though.

-- Thumper (slrldr@yahoo.com), January 11, 2002.