Quinoa:101

Just cooked up a batch using your technique. I had bought this particular bag of organic quinua in La Paz, Bolivia 2 years ago. Nothing on the bag was in English. After cooking it, I added some sea salt, a handful of walnuts and some grated parmesan/romano cheese. Awesome!

Thank you for your close up of the finished product and stating I should be looking for a white ring around each seed. That is the detail that a real cook needs. Thanks a lot. Now I am off to cook my 1st batch of quinoa!!

Tastes like broccoli leaves. Had it for the first time tonight with garlic, onion, mint, olive oil, basil. Rice cooker. Tasted really good actually, less starchy and bland than rice.

What does it taste like?

I am glad to be able to find quinoa at the grocery stores here in the USA. I used to eat it a lot in my native Peru. Quinoa is very nutritious.

what an awesome point..would you suggest that someone should avoid it if you have tons of weight to lost?

You'd have to ask a professional nutritionist, since I'm unsure of the answer. My gut feeling tells me to keep the serving portions low at the very least.

Wow really? Very good point.

When I checked the glycemic index online though, it was lower for quinoa. So I'm probably missing something.

From what I understand starch is what converts into sugar making foods high in starch, also high on the glycemic index. Potatoes has less starch per gram compared to quinoa.