Glossary
of Peruvian Cuisine
Most
Common Terms, Dishes, and Ingredients.
Quinoa:
A species of goosefoot grown as a crop primarily for
its edible seeds. It's original to the Andes, where
it was of great nutritional importance in pre-Columbian
Andean civilizations. A pseudocereal rather than a true
cereal, as it is not a grass, quinoa is today highly
appreciated for its nutritional value, as its protein
content is very high (12%–18%). It has been recently
rediscovered for gastronomic purposes by the Novo
Andina Cuisine movement.
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