Posts by Alia

    And the grown-up plant:
    Love-lies-bleeding's young leafs can be prepared like spinach or used as cooking spice. They are best picked befor the blooming. The seedlings can be eaten as well, so does the taproot, but the later one tends to lignify and has to be grounded then.
    Love-lies-bleeding's young leaves can be prepared like spinach or used as cooking spice. They are best picked before the plant starts to bloom. The seedlings can be eaten as well, so can the taproot, but the latter tends to lignify and has to be ground then.

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    Amaranth is counted to the oldest crop plants of humanity, because seeds are accounted for in almost 9000 year old graves.
    Amaranth is counted among the oldest crop plants of humanity, because its seeds have been found in almost 9000-year-old graves.

    Next to corn and quinoa, amaranth-seeds was staple food to the Aztecs, Inca, and Maya.
    Apart from corn and quinoa, amaranth seeds were staple food for the Aztecs, Incas, and Mayas.

    Amaranth is botanically a pseudocereal. To bake bread, grains that contain gluten has to be added. The pixies like to roast the seeds till the pop and nibble them like popcorn.
    Botanically, amaranth is a pseudocereal. To bake bread, grains that contain gluten have to be added. The pixies like to roast the seeds till they pop and nibble them like popcorn.

    Description of Love-lies-bleeding.
    In south america love-lies-bleeding is knowen as Kiwicha, a word from one of the Inka languages, the Quecha.
    In South America love-lies-bleeding is known as Kiwicha, a word from one of the Inka languages, the Quecha.

    The name amaranth is greece and means: „amárantos“ unfading, „ánthos“ flower. Due to it's religious importance to the Aztecs the pseudocereal was more valuable then gold.
    The name amaranth is Greek and means: „amárantos“ unfading, „ánthos“ flower. Due to its religious importance to the Aztecs the pseudocereal was more valuable than gold.

    It's been accredited to the magic powers of slowing ageing and strenghening health and stamina. It stayed that way up till 1560 when the spanish conquistadors arived.
    It's been attributed the magic powers of slowing aging and improving health and stamina. It stayed that way up till 1560 when the Spanish conquistadors arrived.

    This resulted into a famine with over 10 million casualties. Even after lifting the ban the plant was almost forgotten for hundreds of years.
    This resulted in famine with over 10 million casualties. Even after the ban was lifted, the plant was almost forgotten for hundreds of years.

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    In Polish, we call it "twaróg" and often eat it with chives or radishes spread on bread. I really like it (and we have many different types of wonderful bread over here).