Anthropology of Food

see also Quinoa

In the News

In the News . . .

• Diet for a hotter climate: 5 plants that could help feed the world – The Guardian (20 August 2022)
  
  
• ‘It could feed the world’: amaranth, a health trend 8,000 years old that survived colonization -- The Guardian (06 August 2021)
  
  
• “Ancient Grains” Like Quinoa Are Trendier Than Wheat, But No Healthier -- Lifehacker (08 December 2015)
  
  
• The Rise of Africa’s Super Vegetables -- Nature (09 June 2015)
  • Recipes for African super vegetables
    
    
• Why do Americans love ancient grains? -- BBC News (16 December 2014)
  
  
• What's the Next Quinoa? Farmers, Foodies Revive Heritage Grains -- National Geographic (08 July 2014)
  
  
• Amaranth: Another Ancient Wonder Food, But Who Will Eat It? -- National Geographic News (12 August 2013)
  
  
• Ancient Grains: The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread? -- Los Angeles Times (19 February 2011)
  
  
• Wild Food Crop Relatives to Be 'Rescued' -- BBC News (10 December 2010)

• Alternative Field Crops: Amaranth -- D.H. Putnam , E.S. Oplinger, J.D. Doll , and E.M. Schulte (1989)
  
  
• Amaranth -- Absolute Astronomy
  
  
• Amaranth: A Grain, Flower and Weed: A Plant of Many Uses -- suite101.com
  
  
• Amaranth Flour -- Bob's Red Mill
  
  
• Amaranth Grain -- Bob's Red Mill
  
  
• Amaranth, Pigweed, Quelite-- Texas Beyond History
  
  
• ANCIENT, FORGOTTEN PLANT NOW 'GRAIN OF THE FUTURE' -- New York Times (16 October 1984)
  
  
• Aztec, Maya & Inca foods -- Food Timeline
  
  
• Coe, Sophie D. America's First Cuisines. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1994.
  
  
• Mexico's Grain of the Gods: Cooking with Amaranth -- Mexico Connect
  
  
• Multilingual taxonomic information -- from the University of Melbourne
  
  
• Nutrition Facts and Analysis for Amaranth -- Nutrition Data
  
  
• What is the Difference Between Quinoa and Amarant? -- Ken H Jones, ezine@rticles