Does Couscous make you f*rt?

[suityou01]

Couscous is cracked wheat. If you have mild gluten or wheat intolerance then it will make you fart. Unless you are really sensitive when it gives you full on IBS, bloating, mucus filled squits and stomach cramps.

Phwoar!

[Sysman]

Yes of course it makes you fart. All those Berbers sleeping in the Atlas mountains needed a way to keep the tent warm at night without central heating, so they developed food that makes them fart. Likewise, the Dutch developed their mashed spud, cabbage and onion dishes, the Germans and the northern Italians eat sauerkraut and the British eat baked beans. If it's cold at night, the best food is food that makes you fart.

'tis gems like this that keep me visiting CUK.

Keep up the good work.

[Sysman]

Well just had a big plate of noodles, veggies, beef (possibly), pork (maybe) and chicken (hopefully) and already the temperature has gone up by a couple of degrees...


I remember when I was young, my parents used to call them 'trumps' which I think is a brilliant word

A lass from Castleford introduced me to the word "trumping". It's very descriptive.

[d000hg]

Couscous is cracked wheat. If you have mild gluten or wheat intolerance then it will make you fart. Unless you are really sensitive when it gives you full on IBS, bloating, mucus filled squits and stomach cramps.

You live and learn.

[Sysman]

Couscous is cracked wheat. If you have mild gluten or wheat intolerance then it will make you fart. Unless you are really sensitive when it gives you full on IBS, bloating, mucus filled squits and stomach cramps.

I always thought it was semolina.

Yes it is

Couscous is a traditional Berber dish of semolina (granules of durum wheat) which is cooked by steaming.

But semolina isn't always made from wheat

Semolina is the coarse, purified wheat middlings of durum wheat used in making pasta, breakfast cereals, puddings, and couscous. The term semolina is also used to designate coarse middlings from other varieties of wheat, and from other grains such as rice and maize.