Semolina Semolina Semolina is the coarse, purified wheat middlings of durum wheat mainly used in making pasta and couscous. The word "semolina" can also refer to sweet dessert made from semolina and milk. The term semolina is also used to designate coarse middlings from other varieties of wheat, and from other grains, such as rice and maize. "Semolina" is derived from the Italian word "semola", meaning 'bran'. This is derived from the ancient Latin "simila", meaning 'flour', itself a borrowing from Greek "σεμίδαλις (semidalis)", "groats". The words "simila, semidalis, groat," and "grain" may all have similar proto-Indo-European origins as two Sanskrit
Semolina or soup. It is prepared just like eba (cassava flour) or fufu with water and boiled for 5 to 10 minutes. In the US, semolina (specifically farina) is boiled to produce a porridge; a popular brand of this is Cream of Wheat. In Austria, Hungary, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Serbia, Romania, Croatia and the Czech Republic semolina is cooked with water or milk and sweetened with squares of chocolate to make the breakfast dish "Grießkoch" or "Grießbrei". The German "Grießbrei" and the Dutch "griesmeelpap" usually don't contain chocolate and are rather served as a dessert than a breakfast dish. In English