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Originally Posted by GA Russell
Gtrs, I had it for the first time at a friend's home Christmas Day. She made a cold salad with it, and it was delicious! However, I couldn't say how much of the taste was the quinoa.
I asked her what was so special about quinoa. She said that it is a whole protein. She said that beans and rice together make up a whole protein, but quinoa does it by itself.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinoa
Yep, contains the essential amino acids, just like meat.