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Durum wheat is used in pasta because it is easy to digest.
Durum wheat
Durum wheat.
There's really no difference. Durum wheat is the plant. Semolina is a coarse grind of the durum wheat berries. You can also grind them finer to make durum flour.
Some pastas are only made with durum wheat and water. However some also contain eggs and/or oil. Durum wheat is typically only used in pasta production.
durum flour is what i know is used in pasta.
The origin of Durum wheat is believed to have been in either Abyssinia or the southern Mediterranean. Wikipedia has a full article on Durum wheat - see related link.
No. Durum wheat comes from a different species as common wheat. Durum wheat comes from the species known as Triticum durum. Common wheat comes from the species known as Triticum aestivum. Durum wheat tends to have a higher protein content and is better for making noodles.
Durum wheat
Generally speaking no, but there are a few places that do sell whole wheat semolina. The difference is that semolina is made from the endosperm of the durum wheat whereas the whole wheat version is made from the whole durum wheat without the separation of germ and bran portions.
Pasta flour you can buy it from all main supermarkests.
Pasta is not picked, it is made from Durum Wheat flour or Durum wheat semolina. Fresh pasta may include eggs