couscous

Algerian and Moroccan dish of steamed granul of rolled semolina
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couscous

Summary

couscous has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • couscous is made of wheat[2].
  • couscous is made of vegetable[3].
  • couscous is made of meat[4].
  • couscous is a type of convenience food[5].
  • couscous is a type of flour-based food[6].
  • couscous is a type of staple food[7].
  • couscous is part of Berber (Amazigh) cuisine[8].
  • couscous is part of Algerian cuisine[9].
  • couscous is part of Tunisian cuisine[10].
  • couscous is part of Moroccan cuisine[11].
  • couscous is part of Mauritania cuisine[12].
  • couscous is part of Mediterranean cuisine[13].
  • couscous is part of Brazilian cuisine[14].
  • couscous's Commons category is recorded as Couscous[15].
  • couscous's country of origin is recorded as Tunisia[16].
  • couscous's country of origin is recorded as Libya[17].
  • couscous's country of origin is recorded as Mauritania[18].
  • couscous's country of origin is recorded as Maghreb[19].
  • couscous's country of origin is recorded as Algeria[20].
  • couscous comprises wheat[21].
  • couscous's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Couscous[22].
  • couscous's described at URL is recorded as https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/01602[23].
  • couscous's described at URL is recorded as https://ich.unesco.org/fr/RL/01602[24].
  • couscous's described at URL is recorded as https://ich.unesco.org/es/RL/01602[25].
  • couscous's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'kab', 'text': 'seksu'}[26].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include convenience food[5], flour-based food[6], and staple food[7].

Use and Application

couscous comprises wheat[21]. Part of include Berber (Amazigh) cuisine[8], a group of cuisines by ethnic group[27]; Algerian cuisine[9], a national cuisine[28], in Algeria[29]; Tunisian cuisine[10], a national cuisine[30], in Tunisia[31]; Moroccan cuisine[11], a national cuisine[32]; Mauritania cuisine[12], a national cuisine[33], in Mauritania[34]; and Mediterranean cuisine[13], an intangible cultural heritage[35].

Why It Matters

couscous has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] couscous is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  15. [16] . Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [20] . Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. wikidata.org.
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  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · ~2026-37593-65 · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin Tunisia, Libya, Mauritania +2
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  2. 14d ago · Infrastruktur · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Food energy {'unit': 'Q130964', 'amount': '+112'}
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  3. 18d ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project Wiki Loves Cultura Popular Brasil - Culinária
    Country of origin Tunisia, Libya, Mauritania +2
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  4. 5w ago · Breogan2008 · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Enciclopedia galega universal id 109005
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