Is Amaranth a fruit?
Chef's answer
Amaranth species are cultivated and consumed as a leaf vegetable in many parts of the world. Four species of Amaranthus are documented as cultivated vegetables in eastern Asia: Amaranthus cruentus, Amaranthus blitum, Amaranthus dubius, and Amaranthus tricolor..
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Amaranthus hybridus (smooth pigweed).
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They readily regenerate if watered, and the young growth can be cropped at fortnightly intervals during summer. Red leaved cultivars turn a rather mournful deep mauve when cooked, but if the cooking liquid is saved to cook rice it will turn it a glorious claret-purple colour..
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