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Thanks! I actually like quinoa a lot and have been cooking with it for some time. You are right, it's very versatile. I was in Peru about a year and a half ago and was looking forward to trying some there but it isn't as plentiful as it once was. Why? Because of it's gaining popularity in places like the US: "Yet the higher prices quinoa is fetching have had an unanticipated impact where the grain is grown. Some local children are showing signs of malnutrition because their parents have substituted rice and noodles for quinoa in the family diet, said Walter Severo, president of a quinoa producer's group in southwest Bolivia".
It's a wonderful grain, I do feel a bit guilty buying it though. Read more: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/lifestyle/2011/01/07/quinoa... Ping.