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Old 01-27-2008, 05:24 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by TripletDaddy View Post
It is a staple amongst the Quechua but is sometimes seen as folksy or "campesino" by city folks (Quechuas are seen a bumpkins, kind of like "hillbillies," so city dwellers dont want to eat hillbilly food).
That's what my friend was telling me. Kind of funny that it's catching on in the US in health food circles. Now you can say that you were quinoa before quinoa was cool.
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