Hemp: It's What's Cookin'
When I stopped by Buffalo Hemp Outfitters I didn't expect to be bringing a meal home with me. A hat, a blanket, maybe, but dinner? So it came as some surprise to me to learn that hemp is actually considered a "super food" by many people.
Now, I don't know who Dr. Theimer is but he is right-on advocating Hanf and Natur's Hemp Pasta. Of course, being a doctor he is probably interested in the nutritional value of hemp seeds. They are, it turns out, a good source of highly digestible protein, full of fiber and essential fatty acids, and vitamins and minerals. So that's a bunch of big league plus on the health front. But for a food renegade like me it was the thought of trying something new that got me juiced up.
And I can tell you I'm hooked. Hemp seeds have a crunchy texture and nutty flavor that isn't quite like anything I've ever eaten. You can see specks of the seeds in the pasta and even after it is boiled you can detect a slight crunch.
The hemp pasta broke down a little faster than the pasta I am accustomed to eating (the packages says to boil for 6 minutes but I'll probably take it off the heat a little sooner next time). We ate ours with a vodka marinara sauce and sautEed zucchini. The meal was really good and afterwards I felt a little less stuffed than I normally do after eating pasta.
I also tried the cranberry/hemp trail bar which was fantastic. Hemp seeds are just a natural fit for these nut and fruit concoctions and the mix of slightly tart cranberries with the hemp seeds made me realize I have wasted an awful lot of valuable mouth time on inferior products. There are other varieties of trail-bar available but I don't know if I'll ever be able to try the others without the sad pallor of a lost opportunity washing over me. Hyperbole? Try one and let us know.
Buffalo Hemp Outfitters 1005 Elmwood 332-5930
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Ramona
Pasta is fantastic, but you must have forgotten to pick up the HEMP salad dressing - YUM! And full of omega 3's!
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Dan
What would happen if you loaded the hemp pasta into one of those hookahs at Sahara?
(Hears Doctor Who theme song playing softly in the background)
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jen
coincidentally, i had pot and vodka for dinner last night too.
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Busta
Just seems like you'd be hundry no matter how much you ate. . . .
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Tom
Hemp foods are always at the top of my list. I am a vegetarian and they are a great source of all the many essential nutrients that I need in just one food source!
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