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by: JeepPilot Active Indicator LED Icon 15 Site Admin  OP 
~ 9 years ago   Jul 16, '14 9:28am  
Why can I no longer buy Israeli Couscous anywhere in this town?
 
(You work with food, so I figure you keep tabs on every product both relevant and related)
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Julie0917 Active Indicator LED Icon
~ 9 years ago   Jul 16, '14 10:32am  
Excellent question!!
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AnneC Active Indicator LED Icon 11
~ 9 years ago   Jul 16, '14 10:36am  
Three places to try:
Mediterranean Mart on Glen (near Sherman's)
The Health Market section of Hy-Vee
Naturally Yours in Metro Centre...most likely to have it, but also probably the most expensive.
 
I've never used it. How do you like to use it?
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stayathomemommy Active Indicator LED Icon 15
~ 9 years ago   Jul 16, '14 1:42pm  
Naive couscous person here..
 
Is the difference like rice differences?
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Chef Kevin Active Indicator LED Icon 17
~ 9 years ago   Jul 16, '14 7:05pm  
Sorry. I'm of little help. Haven't bought it locally in forever. However, the last time I used it, I think I make Bloody Mary cous cous.
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JeepPilot Active Indicator LED Icon 15 Site Admin  OP 
~ 9 years ago   Jul 28, '14 3:48pm  
Just came back here to find answers!
 
SAHM, I use it as a rice/pasta substitute. No real "reason" that I can think of other than it's a little something different than the usual.
 
As for the differences... Regular couscous (usually sold in white "rice-o-roni" sized boxes from the Near East company would be about the size of spaghetti noodles cut as long as they are thick (if that makes sense) Israeli couscous is larger, maybe the size of BB's and has more of a "pasta" feel to it, while the other is more "grain/rice" like
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JeepPilot Active Indicator LED Icon 15 Site Admin  OP 
~ 9 years ago   Nov 6, '14 1:01pm  
I just found it by accident, and realized that Anne C was right.
 
It's now in what I call the "weird foods" area of the grocery store. It used to be the "no gluten zone' and "diabetic specialties" and the non-mainstream things. Apparently Israeli Couscous is considered Kosher, and it's now bundled with the Kosher stuff.
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