Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Couscous


What is Couscous? It is like grains about 1mm diameter before cooking and it is rounded shape semolina wheat. it's origin is from north Africa from the 13th century Hispanic-Muslim culture. which was in north Africa and Andalous. This traditional dish was famous specially in Algeria and west of Morocco, Tunisia and Libya also also it is quite known around the Mediterranean sea. Now it is known almost all over the world. It is an essential type food in the Maghreban area. Usually in Algeria we have Couscous every Friday after the afternoon prayer. In some parts of Algeria we call it ( Taa'am). They are different ways of making it. you can make it with its sauce and vegetables and lamp or beef and sometimes chicken or without it and with sugar if you wan and some people add milk to it sometimes. In Tunisia, they make it a little bit spicy.


5 comments:

Abdulmohsen's said...

Hey my X-partner

Do you know how to make if?
I wan to taste it

HaVe FuN

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Rebeca said...

Hi Mahamoud,
we also have couscous is Brazil because we have a great African background. I don't like it though...

Rebeca said...

Hi Mahamoud,
we also have couscous is Brazil because we have a great African background. I don't like it though...

Hadline said...

In Niger, people cook couscous usually too.they make it with a spicy sauce full of vegetables and meat.