Quinoa On The Menu in Cornwall

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Ken

The year of quinoa 2013 has certainly brought quinoa into the mainstream. I was on holiday in Cornwall a few weeks ago and we visited Trebah Garden. The gardens are beautiful and quite unusual. The whole of the Garden site is on a slope and goes down to a private beach. I had to have a paddle in the sea it was so inviting. Anyway I digress.

Quinoa on the menuThey had a good cafe and had a Quinoa dish on the menu. See the picture for the listing. I didn’t order it which was silly really. I wasn’t  that hungry. But I did go and ask the girl serving the food how popular the quinoa dish was. She said that it was new on the menu but had already become one of  the most popular choices. Apparently their chef is always trying out new things.

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Quinoa Growing At the Eden Project

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Ken

Last August my wife and I were on holiday in Cornwall. I have always wanted to visit the Eden project in Cornwall and this was my chance to fulfill that dream. If you are ever in this part of the world you should visit this project. The two main bio domes are full of plants from around the world. Many of the plants were new to me.
I was surprised to see a growing trial in the dry dome for quinoa. They had about ten quinoa plants growing. They also had some other plants labelled as Amaranth, although I could not tell the difference between them. The quinoa seeds looked to me like they were about four weeks away from being ready to harvest. The plaque in the video below has these words. Continue reading →

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Bolivia Sees Quinoa Production Double in Ten Years

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Ken

Since quinoa became the trendiest organic seed you could eat all sorts of people are talking about it. Last week I read in a US paper website that there were problems with quinoa growing in Bolivia. This week I came across the article below that refers to problems but concludes that there are none. In fact Bolivia is riding a huge wave of popularity for one of its greatest exports.

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Quinoa Growing in Australia

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Ken

There can be very few countries now that do not have quinoa grown in them. I know that the USA is already growing a huge amount. South american countries such as Bolivia, Colombia and Peru still supply the bulk of quinoa seeds to the market but that is going to change. Last week I wrote about quinoa being grown in Kenya.

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4 More Great Quinoa Recipes – Well Maybe 3 out of 4!

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Ken

Well they keep on coming. This selection of quinoa recipes comes from the Independent Online which is a national newspaper website in the UK. The four recipes in this article are. Quinoa Veggie Burgers, Quinoa Tabouli Salad, Quinoa and Bacon Stir Fry and Thai Quinoa with Tofu. Now I have to be honest. I find it very difficult to get excited about any tofu recipe. I’ve bought it many times in an attempt to cook it and like it, but I can’t bring myself to enjoy Tofu. To me it is pure splodge (Technical Term) with no flavour or texture.

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