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Chenopodium formosanum

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'''Chenopodium formosanum''' is a [[Chenopodium]] native to [[Taiwan]]. It was a key component of the diets of indigenous Taiwanese people and remains culturally and culinarily significant.

==Common names==
Chenopodium formosanum is known in the [[Paiwan language]] as djulis. In mandarin Chinese it is known as hong li (紅藜). It is also known as red quinoa.<ref name="Crook 2021" ></ref>

==Description==
Chenopodium formosanum is a [[cereal]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> It has a high fiber and protein content.<ref name="Crook 2021" />

==History==
Chenopodium formosanum was a key component of the diets of indigenous Taiwanese people however it had largely disappeared from cultivation by the 2000s. Renewed interest in traditional foodstuffs has led to a revival of production with cultivation in Taitung County expanding from 40 hectares in 2015 to 200 hectares in 2018. This rapid expansion quickly gutted the market and surplus produce had to be stored.<ref name="Crook 2021" />

Chenopodium formosanum is part of the the Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity’s [[Ark of Taste]].<ref name="Crook 2021" /><ref></ref>

==See also==
* [[Quinoa]]

==References==


[[Category:Chenopodium]]
[[Category:Taiwanese cuisine]]


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