Amaranth

For the Incas, the amaranth was the food par excellence due to its nutritional and medicinal properties. For this reason it was venerated and played an important role at some religious ceremonies about agriculture, prosperity and fertility. After the conquest, growing amaranth was considered a sacrilege because it was linked to the deepest of pre-Columbian traditions. The crops and their use were forbidden. But despite that, some brave farmers saved it from extinction.