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Success will depend on the quality of the seasoning. Most people think plain quinoa tastes worse than common grains like oats or wheat. Quinoa is still fashiona
by mrob 10y ago
Success will depend on the quality of the seasoning. Most people think plain quinoa tastes worse than common grains like oats or wheat. Quinoa is still fashionable with some health-conscious groups, but I don't think this can sustain mass market appeal.
And if you do like the taste of quinoa and don't care about being fashionable, try amaranth instead. It tastes very similar and has similar nutritional qualities, but here in the UK it's about half the price.
- alexellis 10y agoDidn't know amaranth was so similar to Quinoa - I'll be getting some as I am also in the UK. Pret a manager do a good multi-grain porridge if you're in London or one of the major airports.
- drhodes 10y agothere's also millet, a staple of ancient china. It's the small round seed commonly found in bird food.
- patrickg_zill 10y agoAlso a staple of the British diet , at least a few hundred years ago it was.
- zzleeper 10y agoTBH well-prepared plain quinua should have a very neutral taste. But if you don't wash it enough, you won't remove the soap-ish outer layer so it ends up tasting bitter: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JdBFm-697eM/hqdefault.jpg https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JdBFm-697eM/hqdefault.jpg
- doxcf434 10y agoGood point. Amaranth is used in Mexican cuisine, such as tortillas, so it's well established already. I think mass market appeal needs to be based off of dishes people already know, vs. a blow of random ingredients with whimsical names. Another poster mentioned impossible burger, which seems more realistic.
- trelliscoded 10y agoPopped amaranth is a nice snack, too.