The International Year of Quinoa may have come to an end, but quinoa's reign as one of the healthiest foods of all time will undoubtedly continue.
4. You should probably rinse your quinoa. Those dried seeds are coated with a compound that would taste pretty bitter if you didn't wash it off first. However, most modern-day packaged quinoa has been rinsed (a.k.a. processed), Cheryl Forberg, R.D., The Biggest Loser nutritionist and author of Cooking With Quinoa For Dummies, writes on her website. Still, she says, it's probably a good idea to give yours a rinse before enjoying, just to be safe.
5. What's the deal with that string? The cooking process releases what looks like a curly "tail" coming from the seed. That's actually the germ of the seed, according to Forberg's site, which separates slightly when your quinoa is ready.
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