[Assam] Quinoa

[Chan Mahanta]

Quinoa belongs to the same family as Amaranth ( Khutora xaak, morisa 
xaak, Datha in Bengali) and Lamb's Quarters or pigweed ( Jilmil 
xaak). While the Quinoa strain has been cultivated, Amaranth and 
Lamb's Quarters have remained wild. The Morisa Xaakkor guti ( 
Amaranth seeds ) are very similar to Quinoa seeds, except that Quinoa 
seems to produce more and larger sized grains.

Botanical names:


Quinoa: Chenopodium quinoa.
Amaranth: Chenopodium quinoa Wild
Lamb's Quarters: Chenopodium album
Purple Amaranth ( Morisa xaak, Datha) : Amaranthus cruentus, Amaranthus blitum















At 5:46 PM -0600 12/17/08, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote:
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>Anybody knows if Quinoa has any connection with Assam?
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>Is it something close to the 'Koni-dhan/Saaul' that we get in Assam?
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