Save time! Set up a Shopping List so that you can quickly add frequently purchased items to your cart.
800-425-4679
8am - 5pm m-f est
FoodServiceDirect.com has been providing thousands of restaurant supply items like Restaurant Supplies since 1991. Please contact us by phone or skype if we can provide any assistance. Chenopodium quinoa, or simply Quinoa as it is better known, has been an important crop in South America for 5,000 years. The ancient Incas held the Quinoa crop as sacred, referring to it as the mother of all grains. wikipedia.org Their armies could march for days eating a mixture of the Quinoa and fat known as war balls. purdue.edu However, the Spanish conquistadors scorned the Quinoa plant as Indian food and actively suppressed its growth. wikipedia.org It is only recently, in the past couple decades, that the Quinoa plant has found a resurgence in North America. Though not likely to be found in most food cabinets, Quinoa is sometimes used as an alternative to white rice or couscous, and is sometimes served as a breakfast food. wikipedia.org It is only recently that Quinoa has been used in beverages, with Quinoa Gold being one of if not the first to copyright and patent a Quinoa beverage. Join our group of 80,000 satisfied customers! Whether you are a restaurant owner or a consumer - you can count on FoodServiceDirect.com.
Description
Manufacturer
Price
login to see your personalized tools
Copyright 1998-2008 Foodservicedirect.com