Kañiwa

A pseudocereal (Chenopodium pallidicaule) closely related to quinoa, domesticated in the high Andes of Peru and Bolivia, where it is grown at altitudes often too cold and dry for most other crops. Unlike quinoa its small seeds do not require the same saponin removal before cooking, and the plant is notably frost and drought tolerant, making it a resilient staple for Andean highland communities. Kañiwa has remained a largely local subsistence grain, though interest in ancient Andean grains has begun to bring it wider attention as a nutritious, climate-resilient crop.