Since it’s man-made, I take issue with simply labelling couscous as a grain, but “grain product” or “processed grain” both seem fitting. Anything simply labelled couscous – or sometimes ‘Moroccan couscous’ – refers to the (typically semolina) grain product we’ve been discussing thus far. Originally called p’titim (also written ptitim) giant couscous is not actually couscous, but rather extruded pasta that has been toasted. Pearl couscous is technically a larger version of Moroccan couscous, though it’s sometimes erroneously used synonymously with p’titim. Roughly the size of a pea, pearl couscous is even larger than giant couscous.

Source: Libya Today May 24, 2021 20:06 UTC