Couscous, Anybody Tried It? - Page 2

BERNADETTE · 24-09-2008, 20:13

Marg you sound like my mum, her face is a picture when she sees anything like this or foreign muck as she calls it

entwisi · 24-09-2008, 20:16

Teh way I cook it is by melting some butter in a pan, add a few herbs of choice(dry or fresh depending whats to hand, usually oregano, sage, some thyme and maybe basil), when teh herbs have transferred their flavour to the oil add the cous cous, fry for a few mins, then add a tin of chopped toms, bring to boil, add a little water to about twice volume of teh cous cous in liqued, turn off, put lid on pan and then just stir every 3 or 4 mins till teh cous cous has absorbed the liqued. serve hot with grilled meat, fish, etc

any extra can be left to go cold, add chopped fresh toms, sweetcorn, celery, tuna flakes, salt, black pepper and anything else you like for a tasty lunch teh next day.

Margaret Pilkington · 24-09-2008, 20:20

Bernie....that is ME.......when I go away with my daughter(who will eat anything)....I tell her, 'don't give me none of that foreign muck'....and she will try to coax me to try it......but I'd rather be shot than poisoned. I heave at the smell of curry......I have never tasted it because the smell makes me feel nauseous.
Pasta, Pizza, lasagne.......don't eat it......I will cook it for others to eat, but not for me thanks....I'd rather have a jam butty

West Ender · 24-09-2008, 20:46

Oh Mrs P, you and I are definitely not soulmates where food is concerned.

If it will fit in my mouth - I will eat it. I ate things in Saudi Arabia that I couldn't begin to describe, though I drew the line at eating dog in a Fillipino restaurant (the waiter was gracious enough to skip over, it on the menu, saying, "English no like that"). That was an ethical, rather than a gastronomical, choice.

I eat food from every nation, I love Italian and Greek food and can cook quite a few dishes, and I'll try anything once. I have cooked camels' testicles and sheeps' brains and once ate a jellied scorpion (God, that was awful).

Couscous? It's a piece of peepee.

WillowTheWhisp · 24-09-2008, 20:51

I love couscous. It's so versatile, can be flavoured and really absorbs the flavour. Can be eaten hot with a hot meal or cold with a salad. Makes a great snack too with chopped up salady things mixed in.

Margaret Pilkington · 24-09-2008, 20:53

Oh, West Ender you are making me heave....do please stop it......my beef and barley is looking for an emergency exit.

I must admit, I am a nightmare to take out for a meal.....which is probably why I don't eat out very often.

I have travelled extensively....but I have never been tempted to try local 'delicacies'......I even got the chef to make me an omelette when we dined out at a posh restaurant in Hong Kong.....though hubby had beef with ginger and spring onions(eaten with chopsticks).

West Ender · 24-09-2008, 21:01

Margaret, try it next time - please! You are missing some taste sensations that you could only guess at.

cashman · 24-09-2008, 22:54

tried it when i lived abroad, tasted great to me, but that was after a Mahou Marauders night.

harwood red · 25-09-2008, 00:11

Love cous cous, but have to say the best I have tasted happens to be served on the pick and mix salad section of Morrisions, yum

Margaret Pilkington · 25-09-2008, 05:25

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Originally Posted by West Ender

Margaret, try it next time - please! You are missing some taste sensations that you could only guess at.

Sorry, West Ender.......I'll have to give it a rain check.

jaysay · 25-09-2008, 09:22

Well I've tried everything going in the food department, but neve couscous, wouldn't even know what it was if it was on my plate, is it comparable to anything else?

entwisi · 25-09-2008, 13:05

a bit like bulgar wheat or very small grains of rice

jaysay · 25-09-2008, 16:30

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Originally Posted by entwisi

a bit like bulgar wheat or very small grains of rice

Oh thanks entwisi

Eric · 25-09-2008, 21:58

Really enjoy the stuff ... easy to cook, goes well with most flavours, cheap, and good for the health. Rather bland on its own, but get creative and it is great.

BERNADETTE · 25-09-2008, 22:34

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Originally Posted by Eric

Really enjoy the stuff ... easy to cook, goes well with most flavours, cheap, and good for the health. Rather bland on its own, but get creative and it is great.

Thank goodness for that thought for a minute we might be getting back to the suet scenario

Am definetly going to give this a try