Durum wheat
Triticum durum is the hardest of all wheats. The word durum in Latin means hard.
An important use of durum is to make Italian pastas such as macaroni and spaghetti. Another name for Durum wheat is Macaroni wheat.
Names
Scientific
Triticum durum
Synonym
Triticum turgidum durum
English
Durhum wheat
Durum wheat
Macaroni wheat
Dutch
Durum
Durumtarwe
Harde tarwe
Spanish
Trigo duro
French
Blé dur
German
Hartweizen
Taxonomy
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Triticum
Species
Triticum durum (Durum wheat)
Did you know that?
- Bulgur is a cereal food made from the groats of several wheat species, but often from durum wheat.
Recipes
Durum wheat recipes
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Crop categories
Arid crops
Cereals
Cool temperate crops
Major crops
Mediterranean crops
Staple food
Subtropical crops
Temperate crops
Pictures
Spaghetti made of durum wheat
Spaghetti made of durum wheat