We have discovered something that has been a part of the Yuppie diet for a good time. It is called quinoa. It comes from the Andes Mountains of South America and is fits into the diet nitch of oatmeal or grits. It looks like tiny seeds and cooks over a 15 to 20 minute time period.
While visiting my children, my son and I were in a store called Wegmans. At its heart Wegmans is a grocery store but it is a bit schizophrenic. It has an extensive deli, large cheese selection and a cafeteria style area full of ready to eat foods grouped by ethnic origin. We were looking for original style grits and found them in at least three different areas of the store. While we were looking we came across a section full of things we had never heard of, among them quinoa of several types.
It was an adventure for us so we picked out something that we had never heard of and took it home to experiment. Quinoa is a strange food. While it is cooking it smells a bit like corn on the cob. When it is ready to eat it sprouts a little tail on each grain. It has a unique taste of its own. We experimented. You can eat it straight, with salt and pepper or with the sweetener of your choice. We tried it many ways. All were interesting. None were disgusting. All were expensive.
So if you are looking for an adventure breakfast or a dinner starch, give quinoa a try. Don’t get too excited by all the stuff on the wrapper. It is just food, not the answer to third world poverty. It will never replace bacon, but then what would?
homo unius libri
Sounds interesting. True about bacon, nothing can replace it. As someone once noted, "you can't buy happiness, but you can always buy bacon."
ReplyDeleteBut will my wife let me eat it?
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I like Phillip's quote. Probably won't try quinoa; I don't like that word "expensive."
ReplyDeleteWhen I am shopping with my son I have learned not to look at the price. He figures he is entertaining me and building memories. That doesn't mean we will buy it again though.
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