s/o What do people have against quinoa?

[sonrisa]

It isn't truffles or foie gras. It's just a silly seed.* Either you think it tastes slightly more interesting than couscous or rice or cream of wheat or some other bland boring food or you don't.

I find the quinoa hate pretty self congratulatory. Kind of like the arugula hate last decade.

*Edited because I'm wrong.

[Deleted]

you have to hate it to show that you aren't buying into the elitist food fetish!

[LLL]

yeah, I don't know.

[expatpumpkin]

I LOVE quinoa and it's a staple in our kitchen. Wasn't even aware it attracted so much hate... Why all the haters?

[Deleted]

No clue. Personally, I like it.

[eb777888]

Yes! Agreed.

[wrathofkuus]

It makes my entire digestive tract, esophagus to anus, feel like it's on fire.

[MWOS]

Something is wrong with me because no matter how long I soak it, how I prepare it, it tastes bitter.

[speckledfrog]

Maybe it's the way I'm cooking it, but it usually comes out mushy.

[lightbulbsun]

I love quinoa. I cook with it at least once a week.

Obviously it's not for everyone, but I didn't realize there was so much quinoa hate!

[scotty]

I don't mind it but it makes me feel a little sick if I eat more than a 1/2 cup. I do like that it can be used in a variety of ways and the fact that it is a non-meat complete protein.

[scotty]

Aug 14, 2012 15:08:33 GMT -5 Lucy Honeychurch said:

It tastes disgusting and people are smug about it, the same way they were about arugula and kale. It's the food du jour of the hipster.

Says the woman in the (cute) hipster glasses. ;D

[sonrisa]

speckled: microwave it

lucy: other than here on the internets where people are smug about everything, are people really that excited or smug about quinoa?

[HiC]

Quinoa made my stomach hurt the first couple of times that I had it. I like it now. I hate kale. It makes your breath smell like a dirty diaper. True!

[gmail]

I hated the regular kind - I thought it had a strange aftertaste that I couldnt get past.

BUT, I just tried the Trader Joes tricolored quinoa and it was good! Made w/garlic, onions, veggie broth and s&P.

[expatpumpkin]

Aug 14, 2012 15:08:33 GMT -5 Lucy Honeychurch said:

It tastes disgusting and people are smug about it, the same way they were about arugula and kale. It's the food du jour of the hipster.

Really? I honestly like the way it tastes. A lot. I also like kale and we eat that several times a month. Wasn't aware that put us in the hipster category, oh well.

[Marle]

Aug 14, 2012 15:04:49 GMT -5 sonrisa said:

It isn't truffles or foie gras. It's just a silly grain. Either you think it tastes slightly more interesting than couscous or rice or cream of wheat or some other bland boring food or you don't.

I find the quinoa hate pretty self congratulatory. Kind of like the arugula hate last decade.

who hates arugula?

I love both. It really has been my choice to be overweight with the excuse of "living in the present".

[scotty]

Quinoa is the 'it' grain, therefore it is being shunned. I think Fage yogurt should be shunned next, I'm sick of hearing about it.

[pantsparty]

Aug 14, 2012 15:06:53 GMT -5 @jehc said:

Honestly, we cook it up in some chicken broth and it's really tasty just like that - nothing else needed. Adding stuff to it jazzes it up and makes it really special! (Yes, I said that)

You should be the quinoa spokesperson. This is really cute.

[Deleted]

Beats me. We're having it for dinner tonight. I love it. Rocco calls it bubbles.

[Deleted]

I've never had quinoa. It's just that eeeeeeeeeeveryone talks about it and how wonderful it is so I was a little surprised at how much it costs given how many speak of it as if it were a staple.

[MWOS]

Kevin Arnold, you lie to me.

I have rinsed that shit FOREVER. I want to love it, because it speaks to my hipster tendencies. But it's BITTER.

[fuckstick]

It killed my entire family!


I'm meh about it really. I'm not a fan of the texture.

[lazyphoque]

Aug 14, 2012 15:12:17 GMT -5 Marle said:

who hates arugula?

For real though. It is a veg-a-ta-ble.

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Aug 14, 2012 15:13:10 GMT -5 scotty said:

Quinoa is the 'it' grain, therefore it is being shunned. I think Fage yogurt should be shunned next, I'm sick of hearing about it.

also more expensive than regular yogurt lol

I think this is my hang up about all things. I get cranky when people rah rah rah a product and then I find it's more expensive and yet not tasty/awesome enough to justify the higher price.

Although this isn't fair since I've not tasted quinoa lol

[scotty]

Arugula is nice and peppery. I dig it.

[mrssavy42112]

Aug 14, 2012 15:11:00 GMT -5 sameoldash said:

Aug 14, 2012 15:08:06 GMT -5 speckledfrog said:

Maybe it's the way I'm cooking it, but it usually comes out mushy.

Don't listen to the instructions on the package. I normally use a 1:1 ratio of water to quinoa. Maybe a splash more water. Mine always came out mushy until I stopped putting so much effing water in.

Yep, I cook it with a 1:1 ratio in the rice cooker & it comes out great. It does have a funky odor at first, but then it goes away. I like the taste.

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Aug 14, 2012 15:16:33 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

Also, pesto is the quiche of the 80s.

ha ha ha.

[pantsparty]

The Trader Joe's Fearless Flyer taught me how to pronounce quinoa!

I feel like I should give it another whirl. I tried "quinoa noodles" recently and it was obvious they were fronting as noodles. Not quite the same.

[sonrisa]

hab: Quinoa (for those who like it) tastes like a slightly nutty couscous which doesn't absorb sauce as well. Like couscous isn't exciting. It is something to put under the interesting stuff. I haven't found it to be so expensive, but we buy it at TJs and I'm not serving everyone a giant ass portion.