Mot just a fashion statement

摘要

'Keen-Wah'or'Kwin-O-there is no right or wrong way to say it. Quinoa comes from theword kinua (Kee-No-Ah) used by the Quechua people of the Andean region of South America, where quinoa has been cultivated as far back as 3000 BC. A herbaceous annual from the amaranth family, quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) is grown for its seed, a high protein alternative to many grains.Among crops of borage, echium and chia, Peter Fairs and his son Andrew grow up to 400 acres of quinoa each year on their farm near Colchester, Essex.Peter explains that quinoa seeds were bought over from Chile in the 1980s and grown as trial plots. After proving to grow well, he began to grow larger plots, although the crop didn't prove to be the culinary hit it is today.