Granoro Cous Cous is obtained from high quality semolina, obtained from Italian durum wheat.
Its colour is intense, the grains are irregular as the handmade couscous and it has medium size grains, smaller than others. Granoro Cous Cous contains low moisture that allows long preservation.
Thanks to the “soft” method of production, Granoro Cous Cous is highly hygroscopic: this means that during the cooking and soaking stages (5/7 minutes), it absorbes a lot of water, milk or broth, and triples its volume compared to the raw product.
CURIOSITIES
Cous Cous can be considered the first ready-made dish in history, given its short cooking time.
Generally, cous cous is considered far from the Italian cooking tradition. In fact, there many Italian dishes to prepare with cous cous: cous cous with peas and ham, cous cous with fresh fava beans and Siena pecorino, cous cous with Bolognese sauce and Parmesan and cous cous with fish.
USE
Granoro Cous Cous can be stored in the refrigerator, even dressed, for several days and then warmed in a bain-marie.
It can be used for semolina soups and fried because it is perfect for breading.