Couscous
noun
A North African dish made of small steamed balls of semolina.
She prepared a delicious couscous with grilled vegetables for dinner.
Often appears as...
- prepare couscous
- serve couscous
noun
A type of tiny pasta made from wheat or barley.
Couscous can be used in salads, stews and as a side dish.
Often appears as...
- serve with couscous
- couscous salad
noun
A North African dish made of small steamed balls of semolina.
She prepared a delicious couscous with grilled vegetables for dinner.
Often appears as...
- prepare couscous
- serve couscous
noun
A type of tiny pasta made from wheat or barley.
Couscous can be used in salads, stews and as a side dish.
Often appears as...
- serve with couscous
- couscous salad
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Dish
Couscous is often enjoyed during special events and family gatherings in North African cultures.
At the wedding, they served a large platter of couscous with lamb.
Pro Tip 2/3Cooking Method
Traditionally, couscous is steamed in a special pot called a couscoussière, not boiled.
My grandmother uses her couscoussière to make the fluffiest couscous.
Pro Tip 3/3Savory Staple
Couscous is usually served with savory spices, meats, or vegetables rather than sweet toppings.
For dinner, let's have couscous with a savory tomato and onion sauce.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Dish
Couscous is often enjoyed during special events and family gatherings in North African cultures.
At the wedding, they served a large platter of couscous with lamb.
Pro Tip 2/3Cooking Method
Traditionally, couscous is steamed in a special pot called a couscoussière, not boiled.
My grandmother uses her couscoussière to make the fluffiest couscous.
Pro Tip 3/3Savory Staple
Couscous is usually served with savory spices, meats, or vegetables rather than sweet toppings.
For dinner, let's have couscous with a savory tomato and onion sauce.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Dish
Couscous is often enjoyed during special events and family gatherings in North African cultures.
At the wedding, they served a large platter of couscous with lamb.
Pro Tip 2/3Cooking Method
Traditionally, couscous is steamed in a special pot called a couscoussière, not boiled.
My grandmother uses her couscoussière to make the fluffiest couscous.
Pro Tip 3/3Savory Staple
Couscous is usually served with savory spices, meats, or vegetables rather than sweet toppings.
For dinner, let's have couscous with a savory tomato and onion sauce.
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A forgotten ancient...
and needs very little water, surviving where nothing else will grow. As a chef, what first struck me was its delicate taste and its versatility. Similar to couscous,
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A forgotten ancient...
and needs very little water, surviving where nothing else will grow. As a chef, what first struck me was its delicate taste and its versatility. Similar to couscous,
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Quote examples
Samin Nosrat
American Chef
The only good things I've seen emerge from a steamer are tamales, couscous, and dumplings - maybe the occasional artichoke or delicate fish fillet. But baby turnips with their tender greens still attached should be boiled in water as salty as the sea until their flesh is silky and soft.
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Marcus Samuelsson
Ethiopian Chef
What I love about the term 'salad' is that it can appear in so many different forms and says a lot about the cook. It could be a simple as fresh green lettuces tossed with a basic vinaigrette, or it could be as hearty as a couscous salad with grilled shrimp.
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Dusty Baker
American Athlete
I love my daughter, but she had me on couscous and fixed me pastas and made me eat oatmeal every morning and what else, turkey burgers, turkey bacon, and that kind of stuff. So she wants her dad to live a long time, and I do, too.
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Marcus Samuelsson
Ethiopian Chef
I would love to take a cooking class from Gandhi. Maybe I could teach him how to cook, and he could teach me his message. I wouldn't mind learning how to make couscous from scratch from a North African woman, either.
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Lidia Bastianich
American Chef
Italy is so influenced by others: couscous in the south, cinnamon in the north because of the Venetian spice trade - I just want to divulge as much information as I can.
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Yotam Ottolenghi
Israeli Chef
Take your average couscous salad, and it's almost always a sloppy mush, no matter how much attention has gone into getting flavours in there.
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Harley Pasternak
Canadian Author
Couscous is not a grain. I repeat, it is not a grain. Much like its brother spaghetti and its sister ravioli, couscous is pasta.
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Jorge Cruise
Mexican Author
If you want to lose weight, whole-wheat bread, couscous, and quinoa are evil.
Quote examples
Samin Nosrat
American Chef
The only good things I've seen emerge from a steamer are tamales, couscous, and dumplings - maybe the occasional artichoke or delicate fish fillet. But baby turnips with their tender greens still attached should be boiled in water as salty as the sea until their flesh is silky and soft.
Quote examples
Marcus Samuelsson
Ethiopian Chef
What I love about the term 'salad' is that it can appear in so many different forms and says a lot about the cook. It could be a simple as fresh green lettuces tossed with a basic vinaigrette, or it could be as hearty as a couscous salad with grilled shrimp.
Quote examples
Dusty Baker
American Athlete
I love my daughter, but she had me on couscous and fixed me pastas and made me eat oatmeal every morning and what else, turkey burgers, turkey bacon, and that kind of stuff. So she wants her dad to live a long time, and I do, too.
Quote examples
Marcus Samuelsson
Ethiopian Chef
I would love to take a cooking class from Gandhi. Maybe I could teach him how to cook, and he could teach me his message. I wouldn't mind learning how to make couscous from scratch from a North African woman, either.
Quote examples
Lidia Bastianich
American Chef
Italy is so influenced by others: couscous in the south, cinnamon in the north because of the Venetian spice trade - I just want to divulge as much information as I can.
Quote examples
Yotam Ottolenghi
Israeli Chef
Take your average couscous salad, and it's almost always a sloppy mush, no matter how much attention has gone into getting flavours in there.
Quote examples
Harley Pasternak
Canadian Author
Couscous is not a grain. I repeat, it is not a grain. Much like its brother spaghetti and its sister ravioli, couscous is pasta.
Quote examples
Jorge Cruise
Mexican Author
If you want to lose weight, whole-wheat bread, couscous, and quinoa are evil.
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