Amaranth Grain Organic (4.8 lb) by Be still Farms - Amaranto Bulk Ancient Whole Grain Seeds - Great for Cereal, Flour | USA Grown | USDA Certified Organic | Vegan-Friendly | Non-GMO | Gluten Free

Delicious as a hot breakfast cereal. Incredible price!

Great

Delivered as expected

What a delightful, overlooked supergrain, with a "dark" historyand the derogatory name of"PIGWEED"

Great taste, bag arrived in good condition.Decent quantity, bag reseal seems to be good and haven't had any pest intrusions!

I'd never heard of Amaranth before I ordered this pouch, but I enjoy Quinoa and decided to try it. The pouch is resealable and contains either 2.8 or 4.8 lbs depending on the size you ordered.The grains are uncooked but mention they are good for cereal and salad without stating they need to be cooked first. Since I'd never had this grain before, I thought I could just put some on my salad the way I would put chia seeds, but I'm glad I looked it up first. It's necessary to cook before consuming.They're very easy to cook and the end result is sort of similar to Quinoa. The raw grain has a dirt smell straight from the bag and while it's cooking, but it's not as evident once it's finished. My husband made this for me and added other seasonings. It was a great side dish with roasted vegetables and chicken meatloaf.The rest of my family didn't care for this grain, but they aren't crazy about Quinoa either. I enjoyed it and feel I selected a great quality brand for my first tasting of Amaranth. I'm glad I decided to try this out and would consider ordering again.

I'm not much of a cook, but we have a family friend from Africa who is very familiar amaranth grains, and she came over and showed us how to use them. They're easy to make, like pasta or rice. She made fufu with them, which is delicious. She also makes porridge with them, although we didn't have that. From a U.S. point of view, this is a great way to introduce others to a new and delicious type of food. Or, in many cases, just use them as an interesting substitute for pasta or rice.

I've never had amaranth before, but I was curious to try it out since I am always on the hunt for gluten-free alternatives as we have someone with celiac disease in the family. We have quinoa for breakfast every day and I heard amaranth was similar, and I am happy to say it is pretty close, but not quite the same thing and it is different in a good way.The cooking directions for this on the bag are similar to quinoa, bring to a boil in water, then simmer for 20 minutes instead of 10, although the instructions don't mention to cover once you start to simmer, you should in my experience despite the bag not explicitly saying to otherwise it's too watery. The nice thing about this is, I didn't rinse it and it turned out just fine (mainly because I don't have a strainer with small enough netting for this, these grains are very small, less than half the size of quinoa).It has an earthy flavor to it, more interesting than quinoa which is kind of bland and boring/neutral but I don't think it will be to everyone's taste. It could work as a rice alternative or topper for some dishes, but I think I'll jus keep using it as a breakfast food since it pairs nicely with cinnamon and flax meal. I also appreciate that it's organic. It's different, but certainly worth trying out if you are curious.