Where to Buy Quinoa

We are buillding a database of hometown quinoa pages. Visit where to buy quinoa and search your ZIP/postal code to see if there is a hometown page for your town. If no one has entered your ZIP/postal code, we also have state/province pages so you can see what supermarket chains in your region carry quinoa.

Once you know where to buy quinoa, you still have to find it in the store.

It can be tricky to find quinoa in your grocery store because many stores do not stock it in the same place. Asking for help often results in a blank stare or a dispute over the proper pronunciation of "quinoa." You can ask at the service desk, but where's the fun in that?

When looking for quinoa in a new store, start by looking in the following aisles:

1. If your grocer sells bulk grains and beans, check the bulk aisle. Quinoa is usually one of the options.

2. Check the rice aisle. Many stores stock quinoa next to rice with couscous and bulgur wheat.

3. Check the special diets aisle. Because quinoa is gluten free, many stores stock quinoa with other gluten free food.

4. Check the cereal and baking aisles. Some stores stock quinoa with flours and cereals.

5. Check the ethnic aisle. Many ethnic brands are packaging quinoa under their brand name and some stores stock this quinoa with the other products by that brand rather than in the other aisles of the store.

Wherever you find it, quinoa is worth the effort.