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nadz0r in wokthecasbah

Israeli Couscous/Steel Cut Oats

Mar 19, 2009 21:10

I have been scouring Sydney at present for steel cut oats and mograbieh/pearl couscous/giant couscous/Israeli couscous. Health shops, Macro, gourmet grocers, Fratelli Fresh...To no avail!!! Another fellow gourmet at work found some steel cut oats for me in her local health shop (for less than $5) and tipped me off that I could get Israeli ( Read more... )

oats, couscous, lebanese, nadz0r

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penelly March 19 2009, 10:33:51 UTC

Lindfield Coles used to have a Jewish food section... You could call them up and ask if they have it. might be quicker to get to than eastern suburbs. Good luck! :)

nadz0r March 19 2009, 11:02:16 UTC

thanks for the tip!! seems so far away still. so lazy!!

spookylolly March 19 2009, 11:22:23 UTC

I've been reading everywhere about Israeli couscous - lots of recipes around for it. Does it taste like regular couscous or more like barley or what?

Also, I have a link for you (surprise, surprise):

http://shop.oway.com.au/epages/oway.sf/en_AU/?ObjectPath=/Shops/oway

They stock organic black bean spaghetti. Apparently really low carb and high in protein. I'm going to order some next week and give them a whirl. Should be fun!

nadz0r March 19 2009, 11:37:20 UTC

i've seen it at the organic shops here - but was concerned whether it would have that bitey pasta texture that i love. omg i love carbs so much. something has been up with me this week, all i want to do is eat carbs. i dream about peanut butter, jam and bread. i look forward to my lunchtime carbs ardently. after eating dinner, i'm still thinking about carbs. i don't know what's happened to me!!!

spookylolly March 19 2009, 11:41:09 UTC

Set point, maybe? http://www.mirror-mirror.org/set.htm

Besides, asians traditionally eat a lot of carbs, don't they? Or is that just stereotype bullshit?

nadz0r March 19 2009, 11:56:10 UTC

we totally do - we eat carbs at every meal and don't feel bad about it. i guess most of us are in the habit of using rice to 'bulk out' a meal. i'm not a huge rice eater, but i've always been a carb eater. i don't freak out about it too much - focussing more on calories and how i feel. it isn't carbs that make you fat, it's how much you eat really. i'm just conscious of how much i want to eat them at the moment (ie. more than normal ( ... )

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talluleh March 19 2009, 12:06:05 UTC

Any lebanese supermarkets around your area? They would have it for sure - I've bought it before from a greek/lebanese place here in brisbane, and half of it is still sitting in the pantry! The one I got is called moghrabieh, but it looks the same as the israeli stuff... it's not as easy to whip up as the instant moroccan sort of business, but it's really nice in salads for something different. You've inspired me to use the rest of it now... and $17/kg is WAY too much, this cost me $4 for a 500g packet!

nadz0r March 20 2009, 09:00:15 UTC

not directly near me...it's about a 45 min drive away.

i'm not paying $17 a kg - FU DJs!!

nadz0r March 21 2009, 04:42:51 UTC

found some at Essential Ingredient for $3 - israeli cous for 250g. Saw Mograbieh for $10 for a kilo.

you can apparently roast them first for more flavour - perhaps give that a go? dry roast/oil in the pan and then cook as normal

smelsworst March 19 2009, 13:24:15 UTC

that porridge looks amazing!

nadz0r March 20 2009, 08:57:42 UTC

i have steel cut oats now! but my dates don't arrive til tuesday (ordered in my weekly fruitbox)

smelsworst March 20 2009, 09:07:47 UTC

photos!! i demand photos once it's all assembled..

nadz0r March 20 2009, 22:07:06 UTC

just tried plain steel cut oats, done standard porridge style and it was awesome. big fan already, i can see the texture being amazing with dates/nuts/coconut!