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VEGAN FEAST SUBSCRIBERS' COOKING AND RECIPE FORUM>
Chia Seeds
LLHB
15 posts
Sep 06, 2007
1:10 PM
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I was wondering if you have heard of this seed or use it?? Here is a web site that sells it and describes it
the scientific name for it is Salvia hispanica L,
http://www.latinmerchant.com/productdetail.asp?ProductID=H0075&gclid=CMiC0I7Pr44CFQGWHgod3VqVIw
It is also known as Salba. That last name has been registered and is the white variety but it seems that there is no difference nutritionally just rarer and they charge a lot more for it. But it is very nutritious and has a higher omega 3 fatty acid content than flax seeds. Supposedly you can use it much like flax in your cooking. Since Fatty acids are so essential to health and a bit harder for us to get I thought I would look in to it.
If you have been using it, how do you use it??
Thanks
Lorna
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Bryanna
Owner/Moderator
2187 posts
Sep 06, 2007
1:46 PM
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I'm sure they are very good for you, but don't believe ALL the hype they are getting these days! Because they have such a viscous consistency, you can't use them in very large quantity, the same as flax. Google chia seed recipes
I like the idea of using flax because we can grow it in North America. Even though it's been tried for 40 yewars, chia is not grown in North America. Chia is imported from Mexico and Central and South America-Ecuador, Argentina, and Bolivia.
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LLHB
16 posts
Sep 06, 2007
4:16 PM
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Thanks Bryanna, that answers my question!! Yes Flax is a lot easier to grow in North America. My Dad used to grow it on his farm in Saskatchewan. Was the first farmer in the area to grow it!! He always was ahead of his time!
Lorna
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