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By: Charlotte

Charlotte — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:55:41 +0000

Hi Virginia, our Woolies has come over all posh too, with a little ‘organics’ section with heaps of different kinds of grains, including quinoa and barley cous-cous and all kinds of things. All very confusing! must do a post some time on what’s what in the grain area … hope your quinoa works out well. And I am going to give your sake-wasabe-salmon a shot very soon and report back!

By: Virginia Murdoch

Virginia Murdoch — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:41:57 +0000

Simon Johnston sells barley cous-cous ($5.50 for 500gms I think) – I wonder if that’s the same as Israeli cous-cous? It’s much less sticky, and yes, quite like quinoa. I’ve made the famous cous-cous salad with it, and it worked beautifully. It seemed to absorb a bit more of the orange juice, too.

And, on the subject of trying to FIND quinoa, our local Woolworths has gone all posh and stocks it – thumbs up. Going to try the recipe now.

By: Charlotte

Charlotte — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:51:27 +0000

hmm jules, I must investigate this Israeli stuff – it sounds so much like quinoa I am wondering if they are possibly the same thing?? Will check.

By: julie

julie — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:01:50 +0000

I try never to cook things I can’t pronounce.

Speaking of cous cous someone recently made me Israeli cous cous- it is quite different(no jokes please) sort of pearly and as far from grit as can be imagined, bit more like barley and v nice. Interestingly enough packets ( in supermarkets and grocers) are labelle’Israeli Cous Cous’

By: Charlotte

Charlotte — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:02:24 +0000

Nope, though I agree it might sound odd. Wild rice takes an age to cook – it’s that dark brown needle-y looking rice. But I would be checking it at intervals after 20 mins, I guess.

And quinoa I think takes MAX 13 minutes, so in fact I would be checking it at about 10.

All questioning of my skills is welcome here. Sort of.

By: lou

lou — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:42:39 +0000

Would not want to question your skills, but do you mean cook the rice for 13, and the quinoa for 40???