The Roots of semolina bread Wikipedia defines ‘semolina’ as the coarse, purified wheat middlings of durum wheat mainly used in making pasta and couscous. Semolina is derived from the Italian word semola, meaning ‘bran’. This is derived from the ancient Latin simila, meaning ‘flour’, itself a borrowing from Greek σεμίδαλις (semidalis), “groats”. For me ‘semolina’ has a much deeper meaning that…
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