Quelle amarante est comestible ?
Quelques autres espèces comestibles :
- Amaranthus blitum : originaire de Chine, riche en vitamine A,B,C.
- Amaranthus campestris : originaire des Indes, consommée comme légumes au Sri Lanka.
- Amaranthus cruentus : originaire du Guatemala.
- Amaranthus frumentaceous : Indes, feuillage comestible.
Comment manger l’amarante Soufflee ?
D’une texture légèrement collante, l’amarante se prête à merveille aux préparations amalgamées sucrées comme les galettes ou les bouchées. Disponible aussi sous forme de farine, elle est une base idéale pour des crêpes ou des gaufres.
Quand planter l’amarante ?
Quand planter l’amarante ? Au début du printemps, en serre. Dès le mois de mai, en pleine terre. Mais pas avant, l’amarante est une frileuse.
What is amaranth plant?
- The amaranth plant is a grain and greens crop plant. The plant develops long flowers, which can be upright or trailing depending on the variety. The flowers are used to produce the amaranth grain, while the leaves can be used as amaranth greens.
Can you eat the leaves of amaranth after flowering?
- If you would like to harvest the amaranth grain, allow the plant to go to flower. Flowering amaranth plants can still have their leaves harvested to eat, but you may find that the flavor changes after the amaranth plant flowers.
What are the best varieties of Amaranthus?
- Burgundy ( Amaranthus hypochondriacus) – This is an all-around variety that has tender young leaves for salads and grows six feet tall to produce a stunning crop of flowers. It also produces tasty seeds. It matures in 50 days for a salad crop and 90-100 days for flowers and seeds. Burgundy also makes a nice microgreen with a subtly sweet flavor.
What is the difference between amaranth and beets?
- The amaranth family (Amaranthaceae) includes the previously separate family of the beets and spinaches, the Chenopodiaceae. Amaranth is not related to the Graminae, the real grains. Compared to other grains amaranth seeds have a much higher content of the minerals calcium, magnesium, iron and of the amino acid Lysine.
