Simon Mason wrote:
I was interested in the Cycling Plus recipe this month, so set out to
look for some Quinoa seeds (in Hull!). Looked on the 'net and saw
Asda stocked them, so popped in to our nearest one. No trace of them
at all, so went to the Indian supermarket where they stock all sorts
of obscure stuff.

Showed the bloke behind the counter the name and he scratched his
head for a bit before saying they didn't stock them as they were
South American and this was an Indian. I restrained myself from
pointing out that they also stocked cous cous and pasta and neither
of those is Indian.

Finally gravitated to the "very expensive shelf" at Sainsbury's
where you can get a small vial of vinegar for three quid and other
such rip offs. There, at 3 pounds 60 for a small 500g box were the
seeds themselves. Apparently you can grow them yourself so I got some
seed trays and put some in a propagator.

Not really a lot to them, fairly bland seeds unless you add a fair
bit of seasoning, but they were very filling and are supposed to be
as a near a perfect food as it's possible to get, so I might get some
more in the future.

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Simon Mason
Anlaby
East Yorkshire.
53°44'N 0°26'W
http://www.simonmason.karoo.net

Simon,

Got mine from Holland & Barratt,£2.39 for 500g IIRC.
Not tried 'em yet.

Sam Salt


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