Couscous cheesecloth. There is little archaeological evidence of early diets including couscous, possibly because the original "couscoussier" was probably made from organic materials that could not survive extended exposure to the elements. The couscous that is sold in most Western supermarkets has been pre-steamed and dried. It is typically prepared by adding 1.5 measures of boiling water or stock to each measure of couscous then leaving covered tightly for about five minutes. Pre-steamed couscous takes less time to prepare than regular couscous, most dried pasta, or dried grains (such as rice). In Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, and Libya, couscous is generally served
Nyanya (dish) black porridge, brains, and other things. "What niania this is!" he added to Chichikov. "Never would you get such stuff in a town, where one is given the devil knows what." The dish is also mentioned in the Saltykov-Shchedrin's novel "Old Years in Poshekhonye". Nyanya (dish) Nyanya or niania () is an ancient Russian dish. It consists of a sheep’s abomasum stuffed with mutton brains, head meat, legs, onion and buckwheat porridge. The dish is known from the 9th century. Nyanya was forbidden by the Russian Orthodox Church because pagan Slavs used the dish in their rituals. The nyanya is