Durum

Triticum durum

AKA: durum wheat, pasta wheat or macaroni wheat
Family: Poaceae

Grass

Durum Wheat Grain
Giant Couscous
Freekeh

The wheat is harvested while the grains are yellow and the seeds are still soft; it is then piled and sun-dried.

Couscous
Bulgur

Bulgur is made from the precooked, dried and ground kernels of wheat, typically durum.

Pasta
Durum

» Durum is common in these Cuisines

 Italy
 Mexico

» Durum is common in these Cuisines

 Italy
 Mexico


The Poaceae Family

a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants known as grasses
AKA: Gramineae

Kingdom: Plantae   Clades: Tracheophytes, Angiosperms, Monocots, Commelinids   Order: Poales