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Originally Posted by GA Russell
Gtrs, you will recall that my only experience with quinoa was Christmas dinner. I too found it to be (I suppose the word would be) a little bit crunchy. I suppose that we should think of it as a rice alternative rather than a rice substitute.
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Doesn't sound like you cooked it long enough (or with enough water).
Should be well rinsed first (in a pot of water, rub the seeds around to help remove the saponin coating; pour off water and rinse again). Then cook until creamy (it's softer, by far, than cream of rice, if you get the quinoa flakes, which don't need rinsing; whole quinoa is also softer than rice - as it cooks, the seeds open and a little tail pops out of each one).