Quiona is a type fo grain that has become popular fairly recently. It is almost like a small bead-like beans, and it completely circular. It is cooked in boiling water, where it absorbs the water (similar to cooking rice). It has a very plain and bland flavor, so many flavorings (oils, seasonings, ect.) can be added.
quiona
1 cup of uncooked quinoa is approximately 100 grams.
Boutta find out rn. Have some spare tapioca pearls lying around. Popped some balls in the microwave in a microwave safe bowl and a liberal ammount of water. So far I hypothesize it will cook like quiona It's been 1 minute. Bubbling. Most of the water is gone (steam?) so I added a LOT more. 1 more minute. Water is ubbling. No outward change. 3 minutes, some of the pearls have gotten smaller and mot of the water was gone. I added more water. The bowl was too hot when I added the water and it chipped my favorite bowl. Do not cook tapioca in the microwave.