"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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>I bought a half pound of these for no apparent reason . Now I'm
> thinking I'll chiaafy the front of my house. Or maybe the roof.
> Will chia grow on asphalt or limestone? What makes it stick to the
> clay when they "spread" it on?
>
> Barring that, are these things of any culinary use? I bought them
> from a grocery store (Newflower Market), so I figure they must be
> edible. Or at least make you wish you had some real food.

I just gel them (put in water and then in the fridge overnight) and then eat
them in the morning. Just a few spoonfuls in a small paper cup. They have
very little taste. Perhaps slightly nutty. But they are a great source of
easily digestible protein.

The guy who runs my health food store said he puts his in smoothies. He
gels his too, but he said you can use them as is. Gelling them does make
all of the nutrients more easily absorbable to the body. In made a smoothie
for my daughter with them and she hated it.

Raw foodists will add them to any smooth and creamy foods, like salad
dressings and puddings.

I think they can be used interchangeably for flax seeds because they both
form a gel in water and have the same sort of consistency.

I don't think they are the sort of thing that people eat for the taste. I
think they eat them for the health benefits.