Will I die? Organic red quinoa, best before May 2021?

[farmerbarleymow]

Somehow ended up with about 3kg of this (Suma - it was being sold cheap in the local Coop), but never got round to using it. I'm going to cook some tomorrow - and hopefully it won't have turned poisonous.

 

[Sue]

Yes. From disgust because quinoa is rubbish. HTH.

(I only got through a bag I'd bought by mixing it with bulgar wheat.)

ETA 3kg though. That's a LOT of quinoa.

 

[MickiQ]

WTF is quinoa? Is it even edible?

 

[WouldBe]

You could always feed it to the birds. Not sure what seagulls would make of it though.

 

[Supine]

Keenwaa - feed it to sea gulls. thats all its good for

 

[JuanTwoThree]

The only thing that 'best before' means is that the quality will have deteriorated. Though how quinoa can get any worse escapes me.

"Best before dates are about quality​

The best before date, sometimes shown as BBE (best before end), is about quality and not safety. The food will be safe to eat after this date but may not be at its best. Its flavour and texture might not be as good. Best before dates appear on a wide range of foods including:

• frozen foods
• dried foods
• tinned foods

The best before date will only be accurate if the food is stored according to the instructions on the packaging"

Best before and use-by dates

It is important to understand best before and use-by dates on food labels to keep food safe and to help reduce food waste. Food may contain bacteria, and if stored for too long or at the wrong temperature can cause food poisoning.

www.food.gov.uk

 

[MrSki]

WTF is quinoa? Is it even edible?

Seconded. I have heard it mentioned but have not a clue what it is.

 

[Saul Goodman]

WTF is quinoa? Is it even edible?

Bird seed for wankers.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

It's literally impossible to die from quinoa. Guy in Bolivia had a whole truck of it dumped on him accidentally - all that happened was that his cholesterol went down.

 

[killer b]

I've enjoyed quinoa well enough when I've eaten it - though tbf I've never felt the need to buy any to cook with myself. It's ok though.

 

[killer b]

oh yeah and it'll be fine.

 

[Saul Goodman]

I've enjoyed quinoa well enough when I've eaten it - though tbf I've never felt the need to buy any to cook with myself. It's ok though.

Self-canibalism?

 

[a_chap]

Keenwaa

Kwinoah in this house, if you don't mind.

 

[killer b]

people have been pretending to mispronounce quinoa for almost two decades now, surely it's time to let it die?

 

[MrSki]

I used to like Grape nuts. Probably still do but not eaten or seen them in years.

 

[Idaho]

Quinoa is ok in that it works with sauce based meals. It's not the most delicious staple, but it's one of the most nutritious.

 

[Sue]

I've enjoyed quinoa well enough when I've eaten it - though tbf I've never felt the need to buy any to cook with myself. It's ok though.

I suspect you might find it less okay if you'd been through The Quinoa: Only Veggie Option in Many Restaurants Years.

 

[WouldBe]

I used to like Grape nuts. Probably still do but not eaten or seen them in years.

More seedless grapes around now so no need for people to spit the seeds out and collect them.

 

[WouldBe]

Dp. Wtf there were 4 duplicate posts a minute ago.

 

[Saul Goodman]

people have been pretending to mispronounce quinoa for almost two decades now, surely it's time to let it die?

About as long as people have pretended to like it because it sounds posh when they pronounce it.

 

[BillRiver]

I used to like Grape nuts. Probably still do but not eaten or seen them in years.

They're fab, and very much still around I'm glad to say. Although the packaging has changed, the product has not.

 

[killer b]

About as long as people have pretended to like it because it sounds posh when they pronounce it.

I don't think anyone actively likes it, they mostly just bought the superfood line it was marketed with, they eat it cause its supposed to be dead good for you. Maybe it is, can't say I've looked into it too hard.

 

[Saul Goodman]

I don't think anyone actively likes it.

Neither do I, but I've heard people say they love it. They all pronounced it keenwaa.

 

[killer b]

That's how it's pronounced?

 

[Saul Goodman]

That's how it's pronounced?

What is Quinoa? | The British Quinoa Company | Britain's Quinoa Experts

We are the UK's leading producer of quinoa grains, grown on our family farm in Shropshire as well as across the country by working with other likeminded farmers.

www.britishquinoa.co.uk

 

[littlebabyjesus]

What is Quinoa? | The British Quinoa Company | Britain's Quinoa Experts

We are the UK's leading producer of quinoa grains, grown on our family farm in Shropshire as well as across the country by working with other likeminded farmers.

www.britishquinoa.co.uk

They're careful not to patronise, that is to say talk down to, people then.

It is classed as a pseudo-cereal, ‘pseudo’ meaning ‘false’

yet they let the amazing fact of essential amino acids pass unexplained.

bowl of rice and beans will give you all those. Or any meat or fish. Or milk. Or an egg.

 

[Saul Goodman]

They're careful not to patronise, that is to say talk down to, people then.



yet they let the amazing fact of essential amino acids pass unexplained.

bowl of rice and beans will give you all those. Or any meat or fish. Or milk. Or an egg.

Bird seed, for wankers...

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Stuff only entered my awareness a couple of years ago as I started seeing the word written down. Then I started seeing it in the supermarket. Then I tried some. Unlike the op, I didn't buy three kilos of the tasteless, texturally unpleasant shite.

EDITED: got the wrong person who was foolish enough to buy 3kg of quinoa. Soz.

 

[Riklet]

3kg is a fuck lot of quinoa.

Im sure itll be fine for months or years longer. Quite nice boiled up with a stock cube btw. Ive also made burgers out of it.. you could make loads and then freeze some.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

3kg is a fuck lot of quinoa.

Im sure itll be fine for months or years longer. Quite nice boiled up with a stock cube btw. Ive also made burgers out of it.. you could make loads and then freeze some.

Oh that's so wrong.

Gimme a beanburger any day, but a quinoa burger?

There are so many other things that are just as good for you and actually taste nice. Lentils, for instance. The world doesn't need quinoa.