The Rise and Fall of Quinoa: From Incan "Superfood" to Buddha Bowl Basic

Quinoa is everywhere these days, the base for a million salads and
grain bowls. But, until recently, barely anyone outside the
nutritious seed's ancient's homeland—the Peruvian and Bolivian
Andes—had ever heard of it. This week, we're telling the story of
how a gorgeous spinach-like plant traditionally grown in a remote,
high-altitude region of South America was transformed into one of
the hottest foods on the shelves at Whole Foods. This is a tale
that began with Coloradan hippies, the deliberate invention of a
new Peruvian gastronomy, and beer, but truly took off when the
United Nations declared that this so-called "superfood" was the
secret to solving global hunger, adapting to climate change, and
rescuing Andean farmers from poverty. So, did quinoa deliver?
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