African cuisine encompasses within its fold several nations, including Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, Egypt and Sudan. The roots of North African cuisine can be traced back to the ancient empires of North Africa, particularly in Egypt, where many of the country's dishes and culinary traditions date back to antiquity. Over several centuries traders, travelers, invaders, migrants and immigrants all have influenced the cuisine of North Africa. The Phoenicians of the 1st century brought sausages, while the Carthaginians introduced wheat and its by-product, semolina. The Berbers adapted semolina into couscous, one of the main staple foods. Olives and olive oil were introduced before
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