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Semolina
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| Semolina, unenriched Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) |
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| Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. Source: USDA Nutrient database |
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Semolina is the inner, granular, starchy endosperm of hard or durum wheat (not yet ground into flour); used to make pasta and semolina milk pudding. It is the gritty, coarse particles of wheat left after the finer flour has been extracted.
The particles are mostly between 0.25 and 0.75 millimetres in diameter. The same milling grade is sometimes called farina, or grits if made from maize.
It refers to two very different products: semolina for porridge is usually steel-cut soft common wheat whereas "durum semolina" used for pasta or gnocchi is coarsely ground from either durum wheat or other hard wheat, usually the latter because it costs less to grow.
Non-durum semolina porridge or farina has come to be known in the United States by the trade name Cream of Wheat.
Semolina pudding is made by boiling or baking the grain with milk and sweeteners. The pudding can be flavoured with vanilla, served with jam, and eaten hot or cold.
In Italy (Tuscany) spaghetti made with semolina are called pici. In Northern India, it is known as Suji; in southern India, rava. In much of North Africa and the Middle-East, it is made into the staple couscous or kuskus.
In South India, semolina is used to make such delicacies as rava dosa and upma. A popular dessert in Greece ("Halvas"), Cyprus ("Halouvas"), Turkey ("Helva"), Iran ("Halva"), and India and Pakistan ("Halwa") is sometimes made with semolina scorched with sugar, butter, milk and pine nuts. In some cultures, it is served at funerals, during special celebrations or as a religious offering.
It can be used as an alternative to corn meal to flour the underside of fresh pizza dough to prevent it from sticking to the pan.
In bread making, a small proportion of semolina added to the usual mix of flour produces a tasty crust. John Lennon makes fanciful reference to this food in The Beatles song "I Am The Walrus".
