Quinoa is typically consumed in the same way as the cereal grasses
(wheat, oats, barley, and rye). However, quinoa is not a
cereal grass at all, but rather a member of the same food family
that contains spinach, Swiss chard, and beets. Many researchers
refer to quinoa as a "pseudocereal." This term is typically used to
describe foods that are not grasses but can still be easily ground
into flour. The scientific name for quinoa
is Chenopodium
quinoa.
