I googled its image and it so didn't looked like jau! Since its a south american crop and Dhoti call it keen-wa, I would guess they call it the same in Nepal or it's not available at all!

28th amendment · May 26, 2012 5:10 PM

Apparently, when I googled it, I saw it being mentioned on this article off Nepalitimes "http://www.nepalitimes.com/iss... but since I hadn't read through the entire article before, I was misled to believe that we grew it back home too. 

riddle · May 26, 2012 5:20 PM

 Quinoa is not जौ, and neither it is any of the grains they are talking about in that article, Buckwheat is फापर and Cheeno is similar to corn, but it's definitely not Quinoa. I forgot the Nepali name, but a Cheeno plant is usually taller and skinnier than a corn plant, and the grains are also smaller (about 1/3 to 1/2 the size of a corn seed).  I'm not 100% sure but Quinoa is called लट्टे in Nepali.

jantare1 · May 26, 2012 6:52 PM

लट्टे and Quinoa are not same plants... लट्टे is known as Amaranth... they are similar in some resepct but the findamental difference is that Quinoa is cool weather crop while amaranth is a warm weather one.... I donot think there is a name in Nepali language for that plant.....

moss · May 26, 2012 7:45 PM

Most likely it is an alien crop to Nepal.  

Nepali_American · May 26, 2012 8:50 PM

 Jantare, I came to know that quinoa isn't found it Nepal. It's grown mainly in South America.  BT, how do you cook it? I'm trying to use it as a replacement for rice too. 

riddle · May 26, 2012 11:49 PM

My friend was arguing that it's kodo,, kodo ko didho sort of thing, as far as i know kodo is called millet, isn't it?

Suresh Thapa · Oct 21, 2014 12:50 AM

It's called "Chinu". "Since they get rice from the World Food Program, no one wants to grow millet, barley or quinoa (locally known as chinu)." http://www.myrepublica.com/por...

rajuhcl · Oct 21, 2014 8:12 AM

Kodo is dhindo sort of thing re euta scientist le feri. Dhindo is a treasured 'delicacy' made out of buckwheat (faapar), millet (kodo), or corn (makai). Thanks Rahulhcl. Chinu bhanya ta chinnu na jannu word bhayo ni ta. Tesaile thaha nabhayeko hola. Regardless, good to know.

riddle · Oct 21, 2014 11:47 AM

Mangale, it is called "Hemp Seeds"

yacc · Oct 21, 2014 2:45 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?... Found some wild quinoa growing. It is known as lambsquarters or goosefoot and was harvested by the native american as far back as 2,000 years ago. It is part of the chenopium family wich is found all over the world and was also harvested in ancient Nepal.

magorkhe1 · Apr 7, 2015 2:56 PM

I dont think there is any nepali word for quinoa. Last time around 2yrs ago, when i was in Nepal I looked for quinoa everywhere without any luck. Probably coz its not a grain and i doubt whether it can grow in there. One of my best substitute for rice in weekdays.

robwin · Apr 7, 2015 9:50 PM

I came across a store in Bhatbhateni/Baluwatar area that sells it. A kilo was Rs. 320, I think.

sherlock · Apr 8, 2015 5:29 AM

I just research about Quinoa, hard to find in Nepal.. I found nothing

Unisha Thapa · Jan 14, 2016 7:58 PM

It's called "Chinu". "Since they get rice from the World Food Program, no one wants to grow millet, barley or quinoa (locally known as chinu)." http://www.myrepublica.com/por...

rajuhcl · Jan 15, 2016 8:00 AM

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magorkhe1 · Jan 15, 2016 9:25 AM

All diabetic patients here. Time to hit the gym before i also join the PACK :) #nonlazypeople, #healthylifestyle

bairaghi · Jan 15, 2016 10:50 AM

भात खाएर पाध्नु को मज्जा नै आर्कै, के थाह किन्वा खाने हरु लाई

GariKhanaDeu · Jan 15, 2016 1:19 PM

i think quinoa is called daliya in nepal

smitagiri · Jul 15, 2017 7:27 PM

Yaslai nepalima junelo vaninxa. tyastai ta lagdai thyo but I found it in the internet. Yasko plant makai ko jastai hunxa but ghoga lagdaina n dana ni saano hunxa. praya vutera khainxa ramro ful uthxa. Link: http://www.easyfusionrecipe.co...

Rajeev Thapa · Nov 26, 2017 2:13 AM