Cous-cous: the undeniable champion of travel food
It's light, cheap, exotic, flexible, tasty alone - oh, and only needs two minutes in cold water: what more do you need?
Let's get into situation:
Hungry ✔
Enjoy delicious food ✔
On the road ✔
Know how to prepare vegetables and spices ✔
No gas cooker or not working ✔
Limited carry space ✔
Camping or off the beaten track ✔
Low budget ✔
(Or simply, just interested in the wonderful world of what you can do with cous-cous?) ✔
Enter the Cous-Cous cookbook...
1. Pour into container.
2. Add equal amount of liquid: water, wine, beer, fruit juice,.coconut milk.
3. Watch it rise.
4. Consider your favourite foods - green curry, tagine, sweet and sour, tomato soup, bolognese...?
5. Find a flavouring mix that suits it - some can be store-bought in a packet or jar, others: be creative!
I usually flavour mine with whatever turns up at the time of shopping. Fresh herbs, local spices and exotic sauce can punk up your cous-cous and divine the easiest, healthiest, tastiest meal.
Pulses can send a surge of nutrition and flavour too, such as beans, chickpeas, lentils - often available in store-bought cans.
Then slice and dice your vegetables so they're not too chunky, and you have it - 10-minute nutrition-rich, leaving you with extra spending money, more free time and imagination for your next creation.
