Saturday, June 6, 2009

Sesi Pengetahuan Am : Quinoa....

Korang penah dengar binatang nih tak....? "Quinoa..." (pronounce as "Kinoa")... kalo tak pernah, bagus...! sebab Quinoa nih bukan binatang...!! kalo ada yang menjawap "Ya" tadi, pls re-verify, amende sebenanya yg korang dah telan tuh...? Tu lah... lain kali check and double check... :)

Sempena kempen idup sihat dan cergas nih, maka adalah sorang gym trainer tuh telah memberitahu... kalo dah kempunan nak makan nasi jugak, maka jangan makan nasi!!! (haha) Jgn sekali2..., sebaliknya digantikan dgn Quinoa/Kinoa... Kinoa nih rasanya seperti nasi tetapi nutritional value sgt tinggi dan "gluten-free" (whatever that means....!!)

Maka mencari2 lah gua, amende jadahnya kinoa nih... cari punya cari, maka jumpa lah ia... cara memasaknya, sama seperti nasi, dan cara makannya pun sama seperti nasi...

Quinoa tumbuh di tanah tinggi (above 4000feet)... maka sesapa yg makan Kinoa nih, kiranya akan jadik seorang yg amat tinggi... (Quinoa juga adalah sebuah bandar di Peru... where Quinoa plants are found everywhere... Jangan tak tahu, k...)


Quinoa was of great nutritional importance in pre-Columbian Andean civilizations, being secondary only to the potato, and was followed in importance by maize. In contemporary times, this crop has become highly appreciated for its nutritional value, as its protein content is very high (12%–18%), making it a healthful choice for vegetarians and vegans. Unlike wheat or rice (which are low in lysine), quinoa contains a balanced set of essential amino acids for humans, making it an unusually complete protein source.[3] It is a good source of dietary fiber and phosphorus and is high in magnesium and iron. Quinoa is gluten-free and considered easy to digest. Because of all these characteristics, quinoa is being considered a possible crop in NASA's Controlled Ecological Life Support System for long-duration manned spaceflights.



Ini rupa Kinoa lepas masak... memang rasa macam nasi... oleh sebab ianya seperti nasi, maka makannya pun gua buat cara nasi... (err, the brown rice kat belakang tuh, bukan gua punya...)


dengan keropok ikan...


dengan kurma daging...




dan cucur ikan bilis... kuang kuang kuang...



dan sos bawang putih... sedap tuhhh...!!!

Komen tentang Kinoa... ianya sedap dimakan, memang boley ganti nasi... dan sebab regenya pun AED15 utk setengah kilo, maka sesiapa yg mengamalkan makan Kinoa nih, akan pasti kurus sebab wangnya pasti tak cukup utk mencapai satu bulan, bahana membeli Kinoa tiap2 3 hari....!!! kuang kuang kuang...!!!


sebab tuh gua makan Kinoa nih dgn segala benda... Sedaaapppp...!! memang sedaaappp... abis tuh, kalo dah sekilo regenya AED30, tak sedap camna pun, mesti cakap sedaaaappppp....!!!


kalo rajin, read more on Quinoa at Wikipedia
gambo Quinoa tuh pun, gua cilok from Wikipedia...

8 comments:

Josh said...

Pandai Kingkong masak! banyak pulak tu.

AED30 sekilo?? waa.... Ah Josh x mampu. ;-P

PUTUBAMBU said...

macam nasi dari beras bukit yg kat Sabah tu je..

ji shahadan said...

err..nasi tetap yg terbaik, tak kiralah apa nutrisi pun yg ada kat dalam kinoa tu..nenek moyang kita mkn nasi kan...nenek moyang kat peru tu yg mkn kinoa..hehehe

[danial][ma] said...

hej! KK...i think quinoa minus fish crackers, beef korma, garlic sauce and anchovy fritters will make you slim in no time...hehehehehe...

Mother of Two said...

menarik tu en.musafir... kat mana tu nak beli meh cita skit

Kembara Musafir said...

haha...!! Josh..., semua instant laaa... :) Memasak dgn bantuan "Chef Brahim" & "Chef Aliff"...

PB, not really laaa... kaler dia memang brown, but they don't look like rice... bijik2 kecilone quarter of the size of rice...

Cayoi... memang semua benda bagus, selagi dimakan with moderation... tapi apa nak dikata... kalo tiap kali soru, melantak mcm setahun tak makan, kenalah fikir2kan alternative food... haha... sajer jer try2, tak cuba tak tahu betoi tak...?

Danial, memang pun...! tu yang buat entry pasal Quinoa tuh, ganti nasi dgn Quinoa, tapi makanan iringannya, memang hancus...!

Shiela, Quinoa nih siksa sket nak jumpa... most of the time, depa letak kat "organic food" punya section... kat hyperpanda DFC ada jual, kat Spinneys pun ada jual (either organic food section or section bijirin/cereals...) ala2 healthy food section lah...!! kononnya... haha... tapi mahai ler... 500g = AED15 (kat organic supermarket kat Dubai mall) and AED18 kat Spinneys...

:: NbC :: said...

Johan,
mmg Quinoa mmg x mok mok kot, tp kalo makan bersama2 ngan berlauk2 combo iringan, double mok mok kot :-P

Kembara Musafir said...

that's the whole idea or the blog entry.... haha...!! nak buat camna, wknd food... nak makan yg sedap2 sket during wknd....:)