A vibrant plate of Moroccan couscous featuring tender lamb, vegetables, and chickpeas.
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Belboula Barley Couscous

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A vibrant plate of Moroccan couscous featuring tender lamb, vegetables, and chickpeas.

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Couscous made with barley grains, giving a deeper cereal flavour and a distinct texture from wheat couscous.

Description And serving traditions

Couscous made with barley grains, giving a deeper cereal flavour and a distinct texture from wheat couscous.

Ingredients and raw materials

  • barleycouscous
  • vegetables
  • brothorwater
  • spices
  • meat — optional or regional variation
  • legumes — optional or regional variation
  • herbs — optional or regional variation

How it is made

  1. Steam grains in cycles.

Stories and variations

A grain-specific couscous tradition within a wider shared knowledge system.

Table & terroir

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Region
National

Table & terroir

At the Moroccan table

Food family
Moroccan-traditional
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