Couscous is a food from what origin?

Answer 1

Berber. It is a popular food in the Maghreb.

Answer 2

Couscous Origin

Answer 3

Couscous (IPA /kʊskʊs/ - Berber Seksu - Arabic: كسكس‎ [1]) is a food of the Maghreb of Berber origin. It consists of grains made from semolina that are about 1 mm or 1/16th inch in diameter (after cooking).

The dish is the primary staple food throughout the Maghreb; in much of Algeria, eastern Morocco, Tunisia, and Libya it is simply known as ta`aam طعام, "food". It is popular in the Maghreb, the West African Sahel, in France, in western Sicily's Trapani province, and parts of the Middle East. It is also very popular among Jews of North African descent.

Couscous was traditionally made from the hard part of the hard wheat Triticum durum, the part of the grain that resisted the grinding of the relatively primitive millstone. The name is also used for prepared dishes made from other grains, such as barley, millet, sorghum, rice, or maize. Couscous is traditionally served under a meat or vegetable stew.

In the United States couscous is known as a type of pasta, probably reflecting the influence of Sicilian immigrants. However in most other countries it is treated more like a grain in its own right. It is particularly valued for its rapid preparation time.

In French-speaking countries in sub-Saharan Africa, fufu is often called cous-cous.

Answer 4

Couscous, the most popular dish from Morocco and North Africa, is now appreciated worldwide.

Historians have different opinions as to the origin of couscous. Some claim that couscous, like pasta, originated from China; while others trace its origin to East Africa. However the most plausible evidence points to a North African origin. Indeed, archaeological evidence dating back to the 9th Century and consisting of kitchen utensil needed to prepare this dish was found in this part of the world.

Answer 5

Couscous is NOT 'a' wheat - it's made FROM wheat! Like pasta.

If you mean what part of the world does it originate from, it's from a vague area including North Africa and Morocco - some or all of which were 'ruled' for some time by the French, explaining the spelling and pronunciation of 'harissa'!

Answer 6

It is of Berber origin. It consists of grains made from semolina that are about 1 mm or 1/16th inch in diameter (after cooking).It is the y staple food throughout the Maghreb; in much of Algeria, eastern Morocco, Tunisia, and Libya .

Answer 7

Morocco

Answer 8

I was in catering college 20 years ago, and they told us that origianally it was from Algeria and had just been introduced into France. Cous Cous is really a wheat.

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Answer 9

Morocco. I think

Answer 10

I thought it is from Morrocco but i found that it is from Sudan