584386 Thu Jan 01 21:44:34 -0800 2009 21 42 U.K./Ireland 0 4288996 Does anyone know where I can buy this please (a shop, not a restaurant)? SW location preferred. Thanks. Thu Jan 01 21:44:35 -0800 2009 156990 Robin Joy 1 4289097 I asked about this a few years ago. I can't remember what replies I got... nothing too helpful. I think that giant couscous is called Israeli couscous, and I had found a great recipe (still untried) for it. I look for it wherever I go but think a Middle Eastern shop is probably the best bet. I'll be interested to see what people suggest. Thu Jan 01 23:14:57 -0800 2009 4288996 11939 zuriga1 2 4294122 You can buy Israeli couscous at Panzer in St Johns Wood. 'Israeli Cous Cous' is, in fact, a type of pasta. Sun Jan 04 01:08:12 -0800 2009 4289097 19800 loobcom 3 4295387 Thanks, loobcom. Does this mean giant cous cous is something different then, than the Israeli? It sounds like the Israeli is in the same family as orzo but maybe larger? Sun Jan 04 14:28:53 -0800 2009 4294122 11939 zuriga1 3 4296663 You may want to call ahead if you make a special trip to Panzer to buy Israeli couscous, as they had run out the last time I went. I did score some fregola though! Mon Jan 05 01:09:16 -0800 2009 4294122 110146 greedygirl 1 4289155 Lebanese people call it "mougrabieh" - you should be able to find it in Damas Gate, Uxbridge Road (Shepherd's Bush). Not too familiar with SW London stores that could sell it, unfortunately, though any good Arabic supermarket should. Fri Jan 02 01:21:08 -0800 2009 4288996 222376 Ibrahim.Salha 2 4294140 Damas Gate doesn't stock it, but the giant Tesco on the Cromwell Road definitely does, in the Kosher section. I think you can also get it on line. Sun Jan 04 01:57:45 -0800 2009 4289155 110146 greedygirl 3 4294160 Ah, fair enough greedygirl. Not been there in a while so was taking a guess. Sun Jan 04 03:45:13 -0800 2009 4294140 222376 Ibrahim.Salha 4 4294423 I was surprised not to find it there, tbh, and they don't have it in the excellent Persepolis in Peckham either. Sun Jan 04 07:55:17 -0800 2009 4294160 110146 greedygirl 1 4291545 Thank you both....I'll report back. Fri Jan 02 21:23:14 -0800 2009 4288996 156990 Robin Joy 1 4291756 green valley on upper berkeley street, w1h 5qe stocks it. i know a couple of places in lewisham as well but doubt that's local for you. Sat Jan 03 00:56:34 -0800 2009 4288996 223326 abby d 2 4292275 I'm on two wheels, so a minor diversion is pretty easy, and I'll try to get there soon. Thanks. Sat Jan 03 08:52:40 -0800 2009 4291756 156990 Robin Joy 2 4293071 Thanks from me, too. I'll try to get there next time I'm in the neighbourhood. Sat Jan 03 14:18:23 -0800 2009 4291756 11939 zuriga1 2 4854774 Abby D . Can you please let me know where in Lewisham i can buy Israeli couscous. Many thanks DJP Mon Jul 13 14:12:21 -0700 2009 4291756 1093374 DJP 2 4860470 I was there today.... not any large (Israeli) couscous in sight. They tried to get me to buy Moroccan couscous in a medium size, but I knew that wasn't right. Wed Jul 15 07:52:15 -0700 2009 4291756 11939 zuriga1 1 4295654 BTW, Sardinian cous cous aka fregola is also big, a good Italian shop might also be an option if this is what you're looking for. There are a few general posts on sardinian cous cous, hope you'll find them helpful: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/403845 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/285749 And a search will pull up more. Sun Jan 04 16:15:50 -0800 2009 4288996 10076 limster 1 5163665 Apologies for the bump, but in case any UK CH'ers are still looking for it, I found toasted giant (Israeli) couscous in Holland and Barretts today, £1.49 for 250g. Sat Nov 07 13:15:56 -0800 2009 4288996 131605 babybat 2 5163773 I just had some for dinner purchased from Waitrose, Merchant Gourmet range I think Sat Nov 07 14:11:57 -0800 2009 5163665 136635 stanleyk 3 5164613 Merchant Gourmet certainly stock a "giant" couscous (and very nice it is too). Dunno whether it's the same thing as Americans call "Israeli" couscous, although I'd have thought it unlikely that companies would tend to think this a good marketing description for something here. Sun Nov 08 03:35:29 -0800 2009 5163773 154102 Harters 4 5164620 I'm not sure if it's the same thing either, John. From Merchant Gourmet's website, I can't get a good enough idea about the size of the grains. I'm still working on a supply of Israeli couscous that I got at Panzer's in London quite awhile ago. I see that MG also stocks orzo, which isn't the easiest thing to find down my way. Why wouldn't companies tend to think calling it Israeli couscous is a good idea for something here? (Not aiming to get political.) Sun Nov 08 04:12:45 -0800 2009 5164613 11939 zuriga1 5 5164883 June Sorry - can't expand further without being political. But, on a related matter, where I can speak from food fact rather than political opinion, there is a current issue at Government level about how British supermarkets label "country of origin" on produce that originates from Israeli occupied Palestine. I know this as fact as it is an issue I've raised with my MP and which he has taken up with the relevent Minister. Without wishing to get too far off topic, the response was that the Minister is working with the industry and European counterparts to try to come to an agreed form of words that makes it clear who has farmed it. Sun Nov 08 08:03:14 -0800 2009 5164620 154102 Harters 6 5164929 Point taken. Sun Nov 08 08:26:14 -0800 2009 5164883 11939 zuriga1