Quinoa questions

I remember the first time I tried to find quinoa. I wasn't pronouncing it keen-wa and the lady in the store kept giving mye funny looks. She knew me from my going to the store for years and when she finally figured out that I wanted "keen-wa" she started laughing (she couldn't help herself). Tracy still teases me about it when I go in the store and this happened decades ago.

Anyway I just thought it was cute… now to give you some hints on how to find it Christopher.

The three major companies are Arrowhead Mills, Bob's Red Mill and Ancient Harvest. Often times it is in the organic foods section of the store or with the vegetarian foods. Often times I had to go to a health food store that carries gluten free products to find it. Our bulk store carries it here too. If you get really stuck you should be able to order online.

Just another site of interest…. http://www.quinoa.net – it shows you how it is grown and harvested.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_a?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=quinoa&x=0&y=0

Bob's Red Mill and Ancient Harvest, you can order quinoa directly from them. I don't know the Arrowhead Mills brand Laurie mentions, but they don't have a store on their website.

Di, Arrowhead is sold at places like PCC – but isn't a well known company. Personally…their products are a bit off to me. Bob's is better.

Since last week Bob's has been sold out…

http://www.bobsredmill.com/product.php?productid=3616&cat=127&page=1

All,
Thanks for your helpful suggestions about quinoa. I was able to find some of the Ancient Harvest brand locally. I did not recognize it by name or by looks, but once cooked, the taste was familiar. I haven't eaten it in the last 20+ years, but I remember it being cooked it with lemon pepper and pine nuts and served on the side when I would bring home the rewards of a good day of fishing.
Weekends are always better with a bit of nostalgia. Maybe next weekend I can go fishing and recreate a good meal!

I like the red quinoa better than the regular.

So do I Donna – unfortunately it is sometimes hard for me to find. I recently found a Canadian supplier for Indian Harvest that I hope will be around for the long term…

http://www.shalitfoods.com/canada/indianharvest_products2.php