Durum wheat, or Triticum turgidum, is the second most cultivated species of wheat after bread wheat, which is also called common wheat or Triticum aestivum.
Durum wheat is typically planted in the spring and harvested in the fall, and it’s well adapted to the hot and dry conditions surrounding the Mediterranean sea
Durum wheat grains can be ground into semonila — a type of coarse flour commonly used in pasta, including couscous
They can also be used to make breakfast cereals, puddings bulgur or ground into a finer flour to make unleavened bread or pizza dough