I liked the Quinoa Salad

In fact, Quinoa is not cereal, as is buckwheat. The nearest relatives of this plant are vegetables: beets, spinach.

From the seeds of Quinoa they get grits and flour. Young leaves and shoots are sometimes used as vegetables.

The agency NASA plans to use Quinoa for powering astronauts on long flights.

The nutritional value of kinva is very high. By the content of proteins and essential amino acids, this plant is unrivaled. For vegetarians, it is quite capable of replacing animal protein sources. Quinoa is rich in fat and fiber and gives a feeling of satiety for a long time.

Lack of Quinoa - high content of saponins in the skin, which give it a bitter taste and lead to numbness of the tongue and lips. Perhaps this was the main reason for the unpopularity of the Quinoa among Europeans, who borrowed corn, potatoes and other plants from the Indians, abandoning the Quinoa. The bitter peel of the seed of the cindy is the best protection against pests. New varieties of Quinoa, devoid of bitterness, are difficult to grow, since the entire crop is destroyed by birds and rodents.