Quinoa: a taste for death

Just a few short days ago, Quinoa: a staple crop of connoisseurs, gluten-restrictive diets and indigenous Andean peoples, suddenly burst onto the spotlight.  With such attention-grabbing headlines as:

Eating quinoa may harm farmers, but eating meat harms us all

How many Bolivians are dying because foodies love quinoa?

For Bolivian farmers, the boom is both boon and bane

It was made for a Perseus vs. Sea Monster showdown.