Uttal

  • Okänd accent:
    • IPA: /ˈkiːnwɑː/
    • IPA: /kiːˈnəʊə/
    • IPA: /ˈkinˌwɑ/
    • IPA: /k(w)əˈnoʊə/

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Definitioner

Substantiv

  1. A goosefoot, Chenopodium quinoa, native to the Andes and cultivated for its edible seeds.
  2. The high-protein dried fruits and seeds of this plant, used as a food staple and ground into flour.

Exempel

  • Chenopodium quinoa Will, (quinoa) is native to the Andes, and the seeds are a staple grain in parts of South America. The newly formed Canadian Quinoa Association anticipated growing about 400 ha of quinoa annually (Anonymous 1992e).
  • Quinoa was cultivated about 3,000 years ago in the Andes mountain region, and was the favored crop of the Incas, who used it as a sacred plant in rituals.
  • The oldest archeological remains of domesticated quinoa date to 5000 BC (Tapia 1979).
  • Turn the heat up to medium-high, add the quinoa, and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  • Quinoa is another of those foods that keeps getting miscategorized—everyone thinks it′s a grain, everyone uses it like a grain, but it′s actually a seed.
  • To use quinoa in a salad, spread it on a platter or baking sheet after cooking to allow it to cool and, more importantly, dry. Cooked quinoa can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

Böjningsformer

Pluralquinoas