Israeli Couscous

[Ice Cream]

hmmmm, I am in love with it.  Recently discovered.

[i am party]

I've been buying a couscous salad at the deli that looks similar to this one:

[redkitty]

I've been buying a couscous salad at the deli that looks similar to this one:

Question, is this a different type of couscous since the grains are so big?  I ask because one of the local markets around here was selling something they called Moroccan couscous.  It had big grains like this. It was awesome. i bought some the other day (just asked for it, didn't look for it) and it had small grains.  I was confused.  But I am new to eating couscous.  The new stuff is still good, but I liked the other stuff better.

[i am party]

Question, is this a different type of couscous since the grains are so big? 

I'm also a couscous newbie.   

[witchypoo]

Question, is this a different type of couscous since the grains are so big?  I ask because one of the local markets around here was selling something they called Moroccan couscous.  It had big grains like this. It was awesome. i bought some the other day (just asked for it, didn't look for it) and it had small grains.  I was confused.  But I am new to eating couscous.  The new stuff is still good, but I liked the other stuff better.

couscous is a semolina pasta - the israeli couscous/moroccan couscous grains are just made larger.

[Rejaneration]

couscous is a semolina pasta - the israeli couscous/moroccan couscous grains are just made larger.

1.  I like it with the larger grains also.

[redkitty]

couscous is a semolina pasta - the israeli couscous/moroccan couscous grains are just made larger.

That is what I had assumed, but then was surprised when they were small grains again when I bought it this week. I am guessing they just used the wrong kind this week.

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[dg1]

This is a hijacking!  Take this thread to Food Forum!   

Yeah.  WTF is thread space man?   

[moroccangirl]

Israeli couscous and Moroccan couscous are very different. Since I've never had Israeli couscous, the only difference I know of is the size, but I'm sure they cook and maybe taste differently too. Moroccan couscous is used in a couscous dish, of course, but it's used in taboouleh as well as other cold salads.

[moroccangirl]

couscous is a semolina pasta - the israeli couscous/moroccan couscous grains are just made larger.

The semolina grains are Moroccan couscous, the big pearl grains are Israeli. We don't have the big couscous.

[merigayle]

The Israeli couscous has such great mouth feel!

[Ice Cream]

The Israeli couscous has such great mouth feel!

Yes, I love it, and it's esy to cook in the rice cooker, too.

[BonitaApplebum]

I ordered some tricolor Israeli couscous this month from my co-op, I can't wait to try it!!