Ptitim

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Ptitim , better known as Israeli couscous

Ptitim ( פתיתים; German: 'flakes'), also Israeli couscous , is an Israeli , lightly roasted , rice - or spherical type of noodle .

history

The food company Osem (אסם) claims to have invented Ptitim as a substitute for rice and couscous in the 1950s during a great depression and food shortage. A similar food already existed in North Africa as Berkukes and in Lebanon as Moghrabieh or Maftoul . Ptitim is made from wheat , like couscous and pasta , but is hot-dried, which gives it a slightly nutty taste.

See also

• Jewish cuisine (Israel)
• couscous
• Kritharaki

Web links

• Video: Commercial for Osem Ptitim

Individual evidence

1. ^ Israeli couscous . GourmetSleuth.com. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
2. ↑ What is Israeli couscous? . Cookthink. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 8, 2012.