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[VinSumRox]

That's not a bad thing, I eat a fair bit of Pasta although I cannot abide Cous Cous but then I can't abide Semolina which is the grain it is made from unlike standard Pasta made from Durum wheat or 00 flour I think a lot of people confuse it with Quinoa which is a grain.

But semolina is made from coarsely ground Durum wheat.

 

[VinSumRox]

Where has my Trangia stove and Kelly kettle gone !

Have you tried googling it 😬

 

[grldtnr]

Have you tried goggling it 😬

That won't work, his missus has hidden it !
I have 3 Trangias, but no Kelly kettle, don't need one of them.

 

[Electric_Andy]

You don't see/hear much about Pippa Middelton these days, I wonder why? Before Kate married Wills, she was all over the papers and something of a reluctant "it-girl".

 

[Alex321]

Well that's me out of eating couscous ever again, unless it's already in a bought salad. I tolerated it thinking it WAS a grain, but now I know it's just a carbohydrate I won't bother.

It is technically pasta, but not the type of pasta we normally associate with the word.

It is made from semolina flour, rolled into small granules. Most of what we usually think of when we hear "pasta" is made from wheat flour.

 

[Alex321]

But semolina is made from coarsely ground Durum wheat.

Oh! I never knew that. You are right, of course.

So why do they talk of semolina flour as something different to the usual durum wheat flour pasta is made from, if it is actually the same thing?

 

[VinSumRox]

Oh! I never knew that. You are right, of course.

So why do they talk of semolina flour as something different to the usual durum wheat flour pasta is made from, if it is actually the same thing?

I think it is more coarsely ground.

 

[DaveReading]

So why do they talk of semolina flour as something different to the usual durum wheat flour pasta is made from, if it is actually the same thing?

I could have sworn that semolina was pink.

 

[grldtnr]

But isn't wheat a grain ? Perhaps there's confusion with Pulses, of which quinoa is one.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Some individuals may prefer personalised responses from experts

Self appointed in most cases 🤣

 

[Ming the Merciless]

That won't work, his missus has hidden it !
I have 3 Trangias, but no Kelly kettle, don't need one of them.

Nah it will, the smart speaker will have recorded her hiding it.

 

[Beebo]

Are Mumford and Sons totally derivative and boring?
Or am I missing something much deeper?
Every song is just the same. And they are all over my radio at the moment.
I would rather listen to Coldplay or U2 than this rubbish!

 

[VinSumRox]

What? More boring than Coldplay 😳?

 

[Alex321]

Are Mumford and Sons totally derivative and boring?
Or am I missing something much deeper?

Obviously you are. You may find them boring, perfectly reasonable, but describing them as "derivative" is just plain silly.

They are a folk band. I have no idea who you think they are derivative from.

Every song is just the same. And they are all over my radio at the moment.
I would rather listen to Coldplay or U2 than this rubbish!

They certainly aren't my favourite band, and they do seem to be a bit one-dimensional. I don't think presenting them as the face of folk is doing any favours to folk music.

 

[stephec]

What? More boring than Coldplay 😳?

Steady on now!