> Bulgar has a delicious nutty flavor. Like correctly-cooked grits (al dente), bulgar has texture.> Bulgar has a low glycemic index, meaning that your body converts the starch to sugar very slowly, so it doesn't spike your blood glucose as much. Caution: carbs are still carbs, and WILL raise your blood glucose, maybe not much, but over a longer period of time. So, diabetics should be aware of serving size, and ideally eat bulgar with something else, such as fried eggs, lean ham, and perhaps tomatoes (in the English style), or with huevos rancheros (in the Mexican style), or with vegie-rich omelettes.> Bulgar is also very high in fiber, which has many benefits. In this case, "fiber" doesn't mean "strings". Most of the fiber in vegetables and fruit is soluble fiber. Note that fiber is nominally a carbohydrate, but doesn't contribute to your blood glucose levels --- so bulgar is much healthier (compared, say to grits or cream of wheat) than the relative carb contents suggests.> I usually cook 1/2 cup of Bulgar with 1 cup of water, for 15 minutes, and then let it set for another 15 minutes, or so, until all the water is absorbed.> For me, Bulgar is a great substitute for grits --- which I've needed since I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, 5 years ago. I usually eat it with fried eggs for breakfast. But, it can also be used like rice, or other coarse grains, and is a good warm cereal on its own.> Cooked bulgar keeps fairly well, at least for a week. But if I use pre-cooked bulger that has been around that long, I usually warm it in a frying pan with a little oil or butter.> The other day, my wife "scrambled" some left-over bulgar with a olive oil, with a sliced left-over sausage, and left-over sauteed onion slices; flavored with a home-made left-over goulash spice mix (paprika, cumin, and caraway seeds, in the ratio 2:1:1), which made a very yummy lunch dish.