What is cous-cous?

Answer 1

Actually, couscous is a pasta, not a grain. It is made by mixing semolina (coarsely ground durum wheat) and water, and then shaping into the little "grains" of pasta. The pasta is then coated with flour to prevent them from sticking to each other.
Couscous is a grain from the wheat plant; a staple of many North African countries, it tastes a bit like nutty pasta. It's about the size of a large grain of sand.
Originally it is a 'coarsely ground durum wheat', a kind of wheat semolina as it is for example the Rapunzel's cous-cous. Is important to read on the label if it is whole grain - which is rich in nutrients - or shelled grain. Other products can be pasta.

Answer 2

Couscous is a berber dish which is made up of mostly speherical granules. Couscous is a widely used ingredient in countries such as the United States and Egypt. Further, it is also a widely used ingredient in various other places of North Africa like Tunisia, Libya and Morocco. People can use it with various types of vegetable foods like turnips, potatoes and carrots. It is also good to combine Couscous with other non vegetarian foods like Beef, Lamb and Chicken. If you are looking to cook with Couscous here's a recipe :

Bulgarian Style Couscous Salad :

Ingredients :

• a can of Greek olives
• 2 tsp minced fresh mint
• 2 tsp fresh oregano

• a piece of finely diced green pepper
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 2 cups couscous
• ½ pound crumbled feta cheese
• ¾ cup wine vinegar
• 2/3 cup olive oil
• cucumber (peeled, seeded and diced)
• 1 minced small red onion
• 4 pieces of minced ripe potatoes
• a piece of crushed clove garlic

Here are the short instructions to make it :

Get a nice large bowl, mix 2 cups of couscous with 2 cups of chicken stock.

Make it fluff occasionally for a duration of 10 minutes.

Get a separate bowl for combining 3/4 cup of Wine Vinegar and 2/3 cup of olive oil. Pour this mixture over couscous.

Next add the rest of the ingredients.

Once all are added, you have to mix it well brfore you keep it for refrigerating.

Once it is refrigerated well, its time to serve. Add more vinegar and oil before you serve.

HOpe this helps.