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Can we talk about Couche Couche? Share a recipe?

Posted on 3/18/22 at 10:49 am
Posted by SUB
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Posted on 3/18/22 at 10:49 am
I've never had couche couche. In fact, I was always intrigued by the "Hot Boudin, Cold Couche Couche" cheer, as I don't believe I had heard of it before going to LSU.

What is your experience with couche couche? Is a proper dish of it good? If yes, why is it not talked about more here? I can barely find any threads on it.

Anyone care to share a recipe?
This post was edited on 3/18/22 at 10:50 am
Posted by Saskwatch
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Posted on 3/18/22 at 11:13 am to
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Cold Couche Couche


baw I always thought it was "Cold Cous Cous" the food so nice they named it twice. Didn't make a damn bit of sense.
Posted by UPGDude
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Posted on 3/18/22 at 11:15 am to
Couscous. Not couche couche.
This post was edited on 3/18/22 at 11:57 am
Posted by RadRob
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Posted on 3/18/22 at 11:19 am to
Posted by UPGDude
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Posted on 3/18/22 at 11:28 am to
LINK

Old debate similar to crayfish / crawfish , etc. I get it.
This post was edited on 3/18/22 at 12:10 pm
Posted by whatchamacallit
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Posted on 3/18/22 at 12:29 pm to
There are two distinct dishes being mentioned in this thread.
Posted by Towelie
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Posted on 3/18/22 at 12:38 pm to
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I get it.


No you don't
Posted by SUB
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Posted on 3/18/22 at 1:09 pm to
It almost looks like it is just cornbread but instead of baking it, cooking it on the stove top and stirring a lot? Is that right?
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Posted by cgrand
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Posted on 3/18/22 at 1:15 pm to
glass of milk
cornbread crumbled into the milk
steens syrup

couche-couche
Posted by Gaston
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Posted on 3/18/22 at 2:16 pm to
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I've never had couche


That’s a damn shame.
Posted by LSUlefty
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Posted on 3/18/22 at 3:28 pm to
Haven't had it in years but I thought it was cornbread and coffee milk
Posted by yat70458
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Posted on 3/18/22 at 8:12 pm to
Yes, as a young lad visiting my aunts with my grandma in New Iberia it was always crumbled cornbread with coffee milk and a spoon of sugar warm.
Posted by Y.A. Tittle
Member since Sep 2003
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Posted on 3/18/22 at 10:49 pm to
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Couscous. Not couche couche.


Two different things. The latter is derived from the former, but it’s not the same thing.

It’s not hot boudin and Morrocan grainy semolina. It’s fried cornmeal mush.
Posted by Pettifogger
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Posted on 3/19/22 at 9:36 am to
"Couche Couche"

Me: hmm, WTH is that

"Coffee milk"

Me: Ugh, now what the hell is THAT?

I learn so much on here
Posted by LouisianaLady
Member since Mar 2009
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Posted on 3/19/22 at 9:48 am to
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Coffee milk"

Me: Ugh, now what the hell is THAT?


Coffee milk at grandma’s house

She bought the butter flavored pancake syrup which was weird but defined “sleepover at grandma’s”
Posted by gumbo2176
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Posted on 3/19/22 at 9:49 am to
The Cajun football cheer:

Cold Cous Cous, hot Boudin
Go team go---------EHHH
Posted by SpotCheckBilly
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Posted on 3/19/22 at 10:37 am to
I'm unfamiliar with couche couche, but it sounds like one of those simple country treats that grandmothers make.

From what I can see here, the corn meal mixture is sweetened. Does anyone go savory with it? Maybe cooking it in chicken stock instead of water, maybe some cheese?
Posted by gumbo2176
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Posted on 3/19/22 at 11:34 am to
Well, they do the same with grits and rice to give them some uptick in overall taste, so why not.

Shrimp/cheese grits are a big hit, as is Risotto when using rice and adding stock instead of water and other herbs and spices as it cooks.
Posted by SpotCheckBilly
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Posted on 3/19/22 at 12:48 pm to
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Well, they do the same with grits and rice to give them some uptick in overall taste, so why not.

Shrimp/cheese grits are a big hit, as is Risotto when using rice and adding stock instead of water and other herbs and spices as it cooks.



Thanks, that's what I was thinking. Just thought I would ask the experts.
Posted by Treacherous Cretin
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Member since Jan 2016
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Posted on 3/19/22 at 12:56 pm to
Hush hush, eye to eye.
This post was edited on 3/19/22 at 3:37 pm
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