Quinoa

8 years ago

If a word is difficult I solve it by parts. :-) Anyway Quin - Kwin; Oa - Oah. Therefore Kwin Oah.

Well I bot some the other day at Costco. 2.04Kg (4.5Lb) $9.99. It said Organic so I had reservations but got it anyway. I guess what sold me on this stuff is that, “It is grown by small-holder farmers in the high Andes Mts who are committed to the farming techniques of their ancestors” (all by hand).

Well I go ahead and made some and as prophesied it had a nutty flavor. Keen!

So we ate it with some sweet-n-sour pawk (Chinese for pork) that I whipped up. By the time I finished it all off it was a bit tiresome. Wah!

So that’s why it’s pronounced KeenWah.

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Louiseab

8 years ago

I wanted to cook it one night and Dh said he hated it, over and over. I finally asked him if he'd ever had it. He had to admit that he hadn't but he's not one to give up on an idea like that.

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lindac92
8 years ago
LOL!!
Jasdip
8 years ago
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Good one! I buy ours at Costco too, it's a 1.8 kg bag (4 lbs) for $9.99. Still a good price. My bag is Nature's Wild Grains, from the mountains of Bolivia. Even though it's pre-rinsed I still give it a quick rinse.
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annie1992
8 years ago
So it starts out "keen" and ends up "wah", LOL. Who would have thought? (grin)

I think I'd be tired of it after eating 4.5 pounds of the stuff!

Annie
ci_lantro
8 years ago
The only way that I have used quinoa so far is in the 30 Minute Turkey Chili recipe. DSII found the recipe and everyone really likes it. I just bought my third (one #) pkg. of quinoa.
CA Kate z9
8 years ago
LOL!
bossyvossy
8 years ago
I thought it was key-Noah, accent on the key
sheilajoyce_gw
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
We say keen wah.
bossyvossy
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
This is a south American plant and SA don't really use the letter "W". But HST. if we said keen-wah or key-Noah,accent on key, either sounds close enough

pronounce quinoa
lindac92
8 years ago
Interesting.....where did you find that info? Not from the link you shared.
All I can see on line says it's properly called "KEEN-wa". Accent on the first syllable.

But in South American Spanish probably closer to KEEN-oah...
However that grain has been cultivated for centurys longer than the Spanish language has been there....and who knows how the indiginous people said it?
jakkom
8 years ago
I like quinoa (altho it doesn't like me; I'm allergic to most grains so I restrict myself). I was at a Peruvian restaurant a couple of weeks ago and had a lovely quinoa/kale salad. I'm not usually one for vegan dishes but this was both tasty and satisfying.

This is from my review:

Ensalada de Kale: kale and quinoa salad, roasted corn, sweet potato, cherry
tomatoes & aji amarillo vinaigrette.

" I don't normally select vegan entrées, but after our hearty
appetizers I thought this sounded perfect. I loved this, and the balance was
perfect. Quinoa is a small round grain and I find I grow tired of the texture
of it very quickly, although I appreciate its health benefits. I was pleased
that this was white quinoa, which I prefer to the red or black quinoas.

The shredded kale was oil-massaged, and just enough quinoa
was added to cling slightly to the leaves. The roasted corn kernels softened
slightly in the vinaigrette, so they weren't objectionable (I'm not overfond of
corn nuts). There were only a few halves of cherry tomatoes, but a fair amount
of sweet potato was sliced into thin dice, around the same size as the corn.
This seemingly minor detail contributed to the harmony of flavors in the salad.
The dressing was mild with little acid. I really enjoyed it, but it's a
generous serving so we had the waiter wrap up about a third of it. "
plllog
8 years ago
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Jakkom, quinoa is actually classed as a seed. Are you allergic to it, too, or just being careful?

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