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Monday, June 16. 2014

Couscous


With all the recent talk about couscous here, I decided to find out what it was. I imagined it was some sort of healthy natural grain or something. All it is is a form of pasta.  Empty calories.

Posted by The News Junkie in Food and Drink at 12:56 | Comments (3) | Trackbacks (0)

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It works great boiled in stock, then served with fish or chicken, peas and other vegetables, fried onion rings, and garlic.
Better that way imo than pasta, which tends to just taste like globs of goo.

I do prefer rice though, good rice that is, not the crap you get at discount places.
#1 J.T. Wenting on 2014-06-16 14:36 (Reply)
I don't see a grain as 'empty calories.' All calories provide energy to your body. The texture of couscous is different than 'pasta,' so I like it as an alternative. Plus, it cooks very quickly (5 minutes) and takes less water than standard pasta.

Would quinoa pass scrutiny as a useful grain to those who seem to avoid carbs? What grains would qualify, in your opinion, as good for consumption?
#2 MissT on 2014-06-16 14:56 (Reply)
Lordy, News Junky, "...a healthy natural grain..." You really need to get out a little more. What "grain", pray tell, is not natural? With so much time spent on food at Maggies Farm, I'm surprised that you didn't know that flour used to make couscous is made from a healthy natural grain.
#3 Sven Svenson on 2014-06-16 16:03 (Reply)

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