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7 Comments:
I've had lots of quinoa lately ... I haven't found it at all bitter. How are you preparing it?
cybele at 4:32PM on 05/18/07
You have to wash quinoa well before cooking to remove the bitter saponin that coats it.
DaveFaris at 4:45PM on 05/18/07
I would recommend buying packaged quinoa vs. the stuff in the bulk bins. Bulk bin items require much more of a thorough wash, as I learned the hard way. Since I've been buying the packaged version at Trader Joe's, I don't have any problems and I wash it the same way I wash rice.
Clare K at 5:03PM on 05/18/07
Yeah, wash it. Wash wash wash. And I agree with Clare, while I love the bulk bin, when it comes to quinwa what you saw at the grocery you probably pay back at the faucet.
emptyage at 5:14PM on 05/18/07
Oops, make that "save" at the grocery
emptyage at 5:15PM on 05/18/07
Thanks for the advice! I'll be sure to buy the packaged rather than the bulk.
Are there other items that are best purchased packaged rather than bulk?
elaine at 8:17PM on 05/18/07
Quinoa is one of the few things that I just don't like. It's like rice jello to me.
amyscoop at 9:57PM on 05/21/07