Franny, Franny, Franny! i really LIKE quinoa, it is <gasps> Nicer Than Rice

[Aitch]

seriously, am gobsmacked. although credit must go to the person on here who said to rinse, rinse, rinse the quinoa beforehand as i think that helped a lot.
anyway, we had it with veggie goulash tonight, it was sensationally nice, all nubbly and nutty.

Get thee behind me, McKeith "PhD".

LOL!

it's nice, really. a bit like tiny grains of nutty barley. i could hardly believe it myself!

yes I didn't bother to rinse it the other night and had to chuck it out

Agree it really is nice. Maybe all the people who think it is the devil's food just aren't rinsing??

Does anyone know how to pronounce it though?

I'm open to quinoa, but I've never seen it in Waitrose and I'm just not committed enough to visit a healthfood shop

Is it not quin-noah?

(the pronounciation that is)

I like it too, it is particularly good with curry.

Aviatrix - correct!

Well maybe it's because I've been asking for quin-noah rather than keen-wah

Waitrose don't have japanese sake either (was looking for it for a recipe). In fact they looked at me as if I was deranged when I asked about it

really? they don't have it in waitrose? that does surprise me.
i think i got mine in our local fruit and ponce shop.

Where can I buy it?

Apparently its in Sainsbury's but I don't know which section....

I've noticed its in the organic baby food I'm feeding DS2 and have heard fabby things about it so would like to try it for myself.

So you have to reinse, rinse, rinse eh?

dd, (20 mos), absolutely loved it. full of omega 3s, dontcha know?

I have a packet from tesco that I have not yet cooked.

Thanks for the tip about rinsing it

HMC ,they have it in my waitrose,near the cous cous dahlink

Really? I must have another ganders!

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tis in a box,just to put you off the scent

well this is where i went wrong before, i think. the first box said to put it into a dry pan until you heard it kinda start to pop and then add the water. result - revoltissimo.
the MN way, as gleaned from another thread, is simply to rinse well then add water (i did it 2 water to 1 quinoa as per the instructions then lost my nerve and added more water so i had to drain it a bit. (i do the same with rice, i have little faith in the absorption method).

seriously, it's yummy. i'm going to use it just like couscous next, with harissa and roast veg. and then a curry...

It's just bloody brilliant to find a guilt-free, low GI but looks and feels like a big soppy carbohydrate ingredient. for i am a carb-lover, of that you can be sure...

Glad to have made a quinoa convert! See, it's all in the rinsing!

meant to say, after you've added the water you just simmer like rice. at least that's what i did.