Is there a difference between the red quinoa and the regular? Which is better? Any recipes?

Question

Is there a difference between the red quinoa and the regular? Which is better? Any recipes?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Red quinoa is simply a different variety of quinoa, just like red and green grapes!

I personally prefer red quinoa as I think it has a more nutty taste, but everyone has their own preferences :)

Try searching google for recipies as there are so many things you cna do with this versitile little seed. If I'm lazy I usually just boil some up in place of rice/cook with stock and add some to salads.

NB: Before cooking, the seeds must be rinsed to remove their bitter resin-like coating, which is called saponin. Quinoa is rinsed before it is packaged and sold, but it is best to rinse again at home before use to remove any of the powdery residue that may remain on the seeds. The presence of saponin is obvious by the production of a soapy looking "suds" when the seeds are swished in water. Placing quinoa in a strainer and rinsing thoroughly with water easily washes the saponin from the seeds.