Couscous 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. In Western supermarkets, it is typically sold in instant form with a flavor packet, and may be served as a side or on its
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