The Pantry Quiz #95
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This ancient grain that's really a green is popular in gluten-free recipes; we eat it hot or cold, but we always cook it first. What is it?
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Please leave your answer in the comments, and let us know whether you have this ingredient in your pantry.
[Last week's answer: The correct answers are #1 and #2; superfino is a classification based on length and width of the grains of rice. However, #3 is also true.]
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freekeh?
Oats?
I think it's quinoa.
I would say quinoa, spelt is gluten poor but not free.
No, I don't have it in my pantry. I do have spelt in a number of variations -flour, crackers etc-
Really hard to say at that magnification! Likely quinoa, but perhaps amaranth? Both are seeds from greens. Quinoa red and white, and amaranth are in my pantry. The photo looks B/W, so maybe color is deceptive?
I guess edame it isn't so maybe quinoa? But I didn't think that was green. And that doesn't really look like quinoa.
Quinoa, and love it!
I'm guessing quinoa. I have some in my pantry, but have never tried it, although I keep meaning to!
Quinoa, and yes, I have some in my pantry.
Quinoa is my first choice.
At first I was going to guess buckwheat, but now I'm wondering if it might be millet. (But do people eat millet greens??)
After seeing the other comments, quinoa makes sense! (But I had no idea that people ate quinoa greens....)
We have and use all three of these grains even though we are not a gluten-free household.
I am finding this website helpful to straighten out some of the issues that have been brought up about 'other grains.'
http://www.clovegarden.com/ingred/gr_ograin.html
Near the bottom of this page, there is a link to an 'Amaranths' page, which includes some grown for leaves as well as seeds, and even roots (like beets - who knew?).