Couscous own as a main dish. The original name may be derived from the Arabic word "Kaskasa", meaning "to pound small" or the Berber "Seksu", meaning "well rolled", "well formed", or "rounded". Numerous different names and pronunciations for couscous exist around the world. Couscous is or in the United Kingdom and only the latter in the United States. It is sometimes pronounced "kuskusi" () in Arabic, while it is known in Morocco as "seksu"; "kesksu" or ( ; in Algeria as "kosksi" ' (, literally meaning "food"); in Tunisia and Libya "kosksi" or "kuseksi" , in Egypt "kuskusi" (), Sicily "cuscusu"
Pom (dish) Pom (dish) Pom is a Surinamese oven dish made using Arrowleaf elephant ear root, locally called ""pomtajer"". Within the Surinamese community, in both Suriname and The Netherlands, "pom" is the most popular and best known festive dish. From 1667 until 1975, Surinam was a Dutch colony, during this period the country became a melting pot of cultures and religions. Surinam's high ethnic diversity is reflected by its cuisine which became a mixture of ingredients and cooking techniques of local Indians, colonial powers, African slaves and Asian immigrants. These include different ethnic and religious groups such as Amerindians, Creoles, Javanese, Dutch,