What is It?
I'm not talking about that thing in front, which is a grain of long-grain brown rice that I put there for size comparison. What are the things behind the rice? Be as specific as possible. Hint: There's a similar food that's popular right now, but this isn't it. Hint #2: The two "balls" are not exactly the same size.
You guys always embarrass me with how quickly you get the correct answers to my little challenges, so I'm going to make this one a little more interesting: I'll toss all the correct answers into a hat and pick a winner who will get a free package of this mystery food. If no one answers correctly, I'll put all the incorrect answers in a hat and pick one. So be sure to leave your name in your comment!
Tomorrow morning I'll post a recipe using "it," so the contest is open up until then.
Update: Congratulations to lucky winner TheONLYTania, whose name was drawn from the 16 people who answered (nearly) correctly. (Tania, please send me your address, and I'll mail you a package.)
Take a look at the answer!
posted by SusanV at 11:48 AM
53 Comments:
Tapioca pearls?
Your promise of prizes has brought me out of lurkdom! Is it Israeli couscous?
P.S. LOVE the blog!
i thought tapioca pearls too but i'm not sure.
I'm guessing, tapioca pearls...
My first guess was macadamia nuts.
-Christine
I thought Israeli Cous Cous too! Carla
i would have guessed macadamia nuts at first... but now i dont know. everyone else's answers seem much more appealing... i just dont know... i guess my final answer is: macadamia nut
Yep, I'm guessing Israeli couscous.
regular couscous and Israeli couscous behind it! I think!
Are macadamia nuts so small?!
Could them be something-dumpling?
This could explain the different sizes.
Really can't say: very nice blog anyway!
claudia
I'm gonna take a different route and go with marzipan.
i thought tapioca pearls when i first saw them... i'm hoping they are so we get a recipe with them :)
millet
Well, my first thought was tapioca, too, and while I'm not convinced I'll say that just so I'm in to win. :)
My guess seems to be a popular one - tapioca pearls!
i think it's tapioca pearls too...although the color looks a little bit different from tapioca pearls...
Tapioca pearls was my guess too!
Courtney
brazil nuts!... right?
It sort of looks like millet to me...?
They look like little yellow peas. Everyone has such good answers. My tapioca pearls are all the same and my couscous is not so round. hmmmm, well yellow peas it is.
Mini mochi balls?
I was going to say QUINOA but you said it was not the popular one, so I say AMARANTH
tapioca!
I'd say Israeli couscous
I think it's Israeli couscous.
My guess is Mochi! :)
Couscous
israeli couscous it is.
It isnt macadamia nuts because that'd be too large. Im going to go with israili couscious.
Israeli couscous? I've never seen tapioca pearls so although that seems to be the most common response, I wouldn't know a tapioca pearl if it punched me in the mouth.
...So, israeli couscous is my final answer.
Lotus seed?
I'd guess it's mochi too!
acini di pepe?
Israeli couscous.
They are nog white enough to be tapioca, I think...
I wanted to say macadamia nuts, but then the rice should be of a really loooong variety:)
i also thought mochi. (but they're too small for mochi--at least traditional mochi anyway--aren't they?)
They are not tapioca pearls (that's hint one, right?) but they are something similar...hmmm
It's got to be too big to be millet, quinoa or amaranth, but too small to be a nut (unless it's small hazelnuts). Hmmm this is a tough one. I think that both tapioca pearls (as Boba is very popular) or israeli couscous (couscous is also the current fad) could be right. I think that I'm going to have to go with Israeli couscous though.
Teresa
Im going with millet.
I'm going to guess Israeli couscous as well. But now I have to look up what mochi is. You learn something new everyday.
on second thought, after looking up israeli couscous, it DOES look like that LOL!!! ok i guess i can't take back my answer :( i just want to know what it is!
This doesn't look like anything in my pantry, so after a little research among friends, we believe it to be Israeli Couscous....but I think they are more certain than I am...but I don't know what else it could be so my analytical brain goes with the majority vote...
sago pearls?
Just throwing this out there, even though I'm pretty much stumped. I'm going with small hazelnuts (the one in the back is clearly bigger). They're similar to macadamia nuts, which are a popular treat right now. So yea, hazelnuts is my guess.
-Evan
I'm saying Israeli cous cous, though I've never seen it in two different sizes before. I love mysteries!
I'll say Israeli Couscous too...
I`d say Iraeli Couscous too...
I'm almost ready to post the answer. Anyone who wants to be considered for the drawing, submit your answer now!
israel tapioca pearls.
tapioca pearls or couscous.... maybe
How exciting!
I guess mochi of some sort, my husband guesses tiny balls of marzipan.
Although, if it were Israeli couscous or tapioca, I would totally not be surprised!
Dh thinks it is puffed rice. I told him I don't think so, but he wanted to guess too. lol
Love this blog! I have tried some of your recipes and I am overwhelmed by how they taste!
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