# All I've got left in the pantry is the bulgar - Now what? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 7, 2006, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-ive-got-left-in-the-pantry-is-the-bulgar-now-what/375633 "2006-10-07T19:41:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2006, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-ive-got-left-in-the-pantry-is-the-bulgar-now-what/375633/1 "2006-10-07T19:41:55Z")
I accidentally purchased a 2 lb package of Bulgar along with some steel cut oats (which is what I thought it was) . Now the oats are gone and I’m down to the Bulgar. I made (2 cups dry measure) per the package instructions, and now I’ve got about about 6 cups of warm steaming Bulgar in bowl on my kitchen counter. Now what? ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2006, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-ive-got-left-in-the-pantry-is-the-bulgar-now-what/375633/2 "2006-10-07T20:28:07Z")
I dunno - invite over some Bulgarians? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2006, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-ive-got-left-in-the-pantry-is-the-bulgar-now-what/375633/3 "2006-10-07T21:59:18Z")
Well, you could [learn to dance klezmer.](http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0014-1836(199424)38%3A1%3C1%3ABTTOAK%3E2.0.CO%3B2-9) Alternatively, [here are a few other ideas,](http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/find/results?search=bulgur) provided you don’t mind tweaking your spelling. It’s a rather versatile ingredient, if you like experimenting. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2006, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-ive-got-left-in-the-pantry-is-the-bulgar-now-what/375633/4 "2006-10-07T23:05:09Z")
Throw a chicken breast and a little tarragon cream sauce on top. Brown some pine nuts and stir them in with a little fresh basil. Stir-fry some broccoli and tofu and throw it on top. ---
**Author:** ![Rachael\_Rage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@Rachael\_Rage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachael_Rage)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2006, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-ive-got-left-in-the-pantry-is-the-bulgar-now-what/375633/5 "2006-10-08T04:24:54Z")
One word: Tabouli! That is, add some: fresh minced (or crushed) garlic, lemon juice, scallions, tomato, parsley and if you want to go wild maybe some feta and kalamata olives. Yum! ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-ive-got-left-in-the-pantry-is-the-bulgar-now-what/375633/6 "2006-10-09T01:59:08Z")
I initially read this as **All I’ve got left in the panty is the bulger - Now what?** :eek: ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-ive-got-left-in-the-pantry-is-the-bulgar-now-what/375633/7 "2006-10-09T12:59:12Z")
I have no idea what bulgar is. [consults dictionary… no entry for _bulgar_. Finds _bulgur_: **bul-gur** [Turk](1926): parched cracked wheat] Hm. How have I lived for 39+ years and never heard of this _bulgur_? ---
**Author:** ![Noone\_Special](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/noone_special/32/2863_2.png) [@Noone\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noone_Special)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-ive-got-left-in-the-pantry-is-the-bulgar-now-what/375633/8 "2006-10-09T13:28:48Z")
And interestingly, in Arabic (and thence in Hebrew) it’s called **burgul** – you’d think we were \*far-\*Easterners the way we switched those ‘l’ and ‘r’… An [Example](http://www.alshamal.com/burgul_health_center.html) (from Syria) I second trying for Tabouli. Maybe try adding some Tehina on top, as well. As already said: > [@Darth Vader's Little Pal](#): > > … Yum! ---
**Author:** ![Snowcarpet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowcarpet/32/257_2.png) [@Snowcarpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowcarpet)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-ive-got-left-in-the-pantry-is-the-bulgar-now-what/375633/9 "2006-10-09T17:39:25Z")
Add meat, blend with spices and cook (unless you really like it raw) for _kibbeh._ > **[Kibbeh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kibbeh)** > > Kibbeh (/ˈkɪbi/, also kubba and other spellings; Arabic: كبة, romanized: kibba), İçli köfte in Türkiye, Koupes in Cyprus, is a family of dishes based on spiced ground meat, onions, and grain, popular in many countries of West Asia. > In Levantine cuisine, kibbeh is usually made by pounding bulgur wheat together with meat into a fine paste and forming it into balls with toasted pine nuts and spices. It may also be layered and cooked on a tray, deep-fried, grilled, or served raw. In Mesopotamian cui... ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-ive-got-left-in-the-pantry-is-the-bulgar-now-what/375633/10 "2006-10-09T17:49:02Z")
Roll _kibbeh_ into small nuggets for _kibble._ 🙂 Just read the header again and it looked like: **All I’ve got left in the pantry is the _burglar_ - Now what?** Maybe klonk him with the bowl of bulgur? ---
**Author:** ![Snowcarpet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowcarpet/32/257_2.png) [@Snowcarpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowcarpet)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-ive-got-left-in-the-pantry-is-the-bulgar-now-what/375633/11 "2006-10-09T18:01:01Z")
😃 Yes, roll into _kibble_ and fry! Pretty much can be cooked or not cooked any way you like (baked in a dish, fried as meatballs, fried as giant meatballs.) 😃 Seriously this is good stuff, now I am salivating. I have the meat and the burghul, but I threw out my blender/food processor last week… (considers buying food processor on the way home from work, or just holding up a middle eastern deli - “just give me your kibbeh and nobody gets hurt!”) ---
**Author:** ![Carl\_Corey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Carl\_Corey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carl_Corey)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-ive-got-left-in-the-pantry-is-the-bulgar-now-what/375633/12 "2006-10-09T18:20:55Z")
I read this thread title as: “All I’ve got left in the pantry is the burglar-now what?” So I was expecting a much odder story. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-ive-got-left-in-the-pantry-is-the-bulgar-now-what/375633/13 "2006-10-09T19:41:36Z")
Tell me, **Carl,** does your hospital employ an optometrist? 'Cause I posted the burglar bit, in teeny print, earlier today.