Couscous kind of parboiled dried cracked wheat of similar size to couscous, cooked by adding boiling water and leaving for a few minutes to soften. Couscous Couscous ( ' ; ') is a Maghrebi dish of small (about diameter) steamed balls of crushed durum wheat semolina that is traditionally served with a stew spooned on top. Pearl millet and sorghum especially in the Sahel and other cereals can be cooked in a similar way and the resulting dishes are also sometimes called couscous. Couscous is a staple food throughout the North African cuisines of Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Mauritania, Libya, and Egypt.
Semolina (horse) as she finished fifth behind the filly Riviera after fading badly in the final furlong. At Goodwood Racecourse Semolina returned to wining form as she "ran away" with the Prince of Wales' Stakes. In autumn Semolina was scheduled to run a match race against Lord Zetland's colt Fontainebleau and collected a £100 forfeit when her opponent failed to appear. At Newmarket's "October" meetings Semolina won the Municipal Stakes, Boscawen Stakes and the Free Handicap. On her final run of the year she ran in the six-furlong Middle Park Stakes but made little impact and finished unplaced behind the Duke of