F. Scott Fitzgerald s novel, The Great Gatsby, opens as the narrator, Nick Carraway, relates to the reader a cryptic piece of advice given him in his younger and more vulnerable years by his father.
Regular couscous is made from semolina wheat, while whole-wheat couscous derives from the whole grains of durum flour. This flour derives from durum wheat, which is high in protein and commonly used for other fare like pasta and pizza dough. A whole grain has its endosperm, germ and bran intact.
Numerous different names and pronunciations for couscous exist around the world. Couscous is /ËkÊskÊs/ or /ËkuËskuËs/ in the United Kingdom and only the latter in the United States.