On Sun, 19 Oct 2003 13:28:12 -0400, "John Misrahi"
> wrote:

>Quinoa is pretty good as a rice 'substitute' as well.

Strangely enough, there's confusion about whether it's a grain (who
woulda thought otherwise?)

http://www.mycustompak.com/healthNot...-Contents-List
>Pronounced "keen-wa," this so-called grain is actually a fruit.
> Cultivation of the tiny, disc-shaped quinoa began about 3,000
> years ago in the Andes mountain region, mostly in Peru and
> Bolivia. It was the most widely cultivated crop among the Incas,
> who considered it a sacred plant and used it in rituals. Today,
> quinoa is grown in South America and in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

http://64.106.220.190/recipes/d/quinoa/

OTOH,
http://www.quinoa.net/index.html
http://www.cspinet.org/nah/wwheat.html

>"Quinoa and oatmeal are whole grains. Bulgur and couscous
> sometimes are and sometimes aren't."

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