bulgar wheat / cous cous

[mandimoo]

is it the same? a healthy living guide says that bulgar wheat is included as a wholegrain. is this true for cous cous?

[drchasuble]

Couscous is semolina and traditionally comes from the hard bits of durum wheat that isn't ground into flour when milling.
The bulgur wheat grain can also be durum wheat but is left whole and still has the bran. So they are the same but different if you get my drift.

[Jugglering]

Bulgar (aka cracked) wheat and cous cous are very different critters, as Drchasuble says; they have different sources but they ARE both wholegrains and can be used in a similar fashion (I tend to use both of them as a carbohydrate filler to a meal - like rice or potatoes). Both are also great as the basis for salads - just add loads of your favourite finely chopped vegetables (onions, peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes, cucumber, celery etc) and a little french dressing. You could also just think of them as plain accompaniments to casseroles, curries, stews etc.