finally broke the news to my SO

[brnidokiegurl 0]

Neither of us care for it either, can eat, (especially if mom makes) or when we were invited to his friends family to eat but the fish is top on my list

[doodlebugg 10]

The chicken one that I got at Morocco in Epcot was good! I usually just make the MidEastern (orwhatever that brand is) kind. I brought a box to Cairo and cooked the parmesan one for my husband and he loved it!

[Badrs Love 0]

I love it and in 28 days, I get to eat thest best cous cous ever. Not the crappy boxed stuff they have in my market.

[♥JP♥ 5]

Oh I hate that stuff too!

[chaishai 1]

Oh, I love that stuff.

the word means something VERY different in arabic

Has the same double meaning in Hebrew! Although that would be two of them. What if you just like one

Not to brag, but I make couscous from scratch - you can too its easy. If anyone is interested i will send a link - it is more delicious than near east etc and it is very impressive to MENA people who come for dinner (and who probably have never made it themselves and think its alot of work)

I'm sorry I must be in a silly mood. I just laugh when I hear the word now. No offense intended.

Cous Cous - it's what's for dinner

Lucky Nessa!

[Badrs Love 0]

Not to brag, but I make couscous from scratch - you can too its easy. If anyone is interested i will send a link - it is more delicious than near east etc and it is very impressive to MENA people who come for dinner (and who probably have never made it themselves and think its alot of work)

I would love the link. I love cooking.

[ya falaha! 0]

Link plzzzzz, chaishai.

I love the stuff, the husband doesn't. So if I'm making it I make rice for him. Yes, I use the crappy NearEast stuff but it's all I can find. I would love to know how to make it from scratch.

[chaishai 1]

Here is the link to the recipe, rave reviews every time!

http://www.bookofrai.com/my_weblog/2005/08...own_c.html#more

[morocco4ever 63]

The first time I went to Morocco my soon to be MIL worked her butt of to make me a special meal...bless her heart....I hated it!

I thought perhaps it was because she made it with lamb so I tried cooking it with chicken.......yuck!!

I am soooo thankful, my husband hates it too!

[sereia 0]

I just remembered the couscous my MIL made that I actually liked: lamb with caramelized onions and toasted almonds. its divine! the chicken kind is yuckie (imho)

i also like americanized couscous cold salads served cold. like make your couscous and add olive oil, lemon juice, parsley, dried currants, toasted nuts, etc. i think ina garten has a pretty decent curried couscous salad in one of her books too.

i also really like israeli couscous (they are bigger balls haha)

[yassmine2878 1]

Oh, I love that stuff.

the word means something VERY different in arabic

You aint kiddin! I found this out the hard way from amal. In darija its something totally different.

I'm sorry I must be in a silly mood. I just laugh when I hear the word now. No offense intended.

Cous Cous - it's what's for dinner

Mmmmm.... the 'other white meat'

LOL @ self.

i also really like israeli couscous (they are bigger balls haha)

Im sorry but the juvenile part of me cannot help but go HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

The adult part of me likes the cous cous my SIL makes. Hers is alot like pot roast, mmmmm nummers.

[♥JP♥ 5]

I think the couscous that Chaishai is talking about is not couscous it actually has another name. Many countries call it Maghrebeyeh and some call it Maftool. It's actually very good but nothing like couscous.

[Ban Hammer 13,334]

I'm sorry I must be in a silly mood. I just laugh when I hear the word now. No offense intended.

Cous Cous - it's what's for dinner

Lucky Nessa!

eta: what can i say, i'm a dinosaur

Edited February 7, 2008 by charlesandnessa

[chaishai 1]

I think the couscous that Chaishai is talking about is not couscous it actually has another name. Many countries call it Maghrebeyeh and some call it Maftool. It's actually very good but nothing like couscous.

Huh? OK so what is couscous?! The couscous I provided the recipe for is what I was served in morocco. I have served it to moroccans in my home also and they say its authentic couscous. The recipe is from an algerian website and they call it couscous. huh?

I was in london years ago in an awesome lebanese restaurant and I had what I think they called couscous and that was actually israeli couscous (which israelis dont call couscous either, they refer to it as a type of pasta).

[♥JP♥ 5]

I think the couscous that Chaishai is talking about is not couscous it actually has another name. Many countries call it Maghrebeyeh and some call it Maftool. It's actually very good but nothing like couscous.

Huh? OK so what is couscous?! The couscous I provided the recipe for is what I was served in morocco. I have served it to moroccans in my home also and they say its authentic couscous. The recipe is from an algerian website and they call it couscous. huh?

I was in london years ago in an awesome lebanese restaurant and I had what I think they called couscous and that was actually israeli couscous (which israelis dont call couscous either, they refer to it as a type of pasta).

Right its a type of pasta. Even the blog you posted states that its not couscous but it was basically derived from it. They also say in the blog that its not Israeli. It originated in Morocco and thats why they call it Maghrebiyeh. There is a difference between couscous and maghrebiyeh. Actually maghrebiyeh being the more "home-style" version of it which its also VERY rare that someone living in the usa at such a young age make it. The only person in my family that makes this from scratch is my 84 year old grandmother. This probebly has ALOT to do with the kudos you are getting. Its not easy to make and they are probebly very impressed(as am I) that you can make such an old country style dish.

Its also eaten all over the middle east, and referred to as Maghrebiyeh or Maftool. I could be wrong but I have never seen anyone refer to Maghribiyeh or Maftool as couscous.