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A specially grown hard wheat that is also high in protein and gluten. Often used to make pasta products. It is unknown where this wheat originated, though it is though to have originated in Abyssinia or southern parts of the Mediterranean basin. Records show there was cultivation in Byzantine Egypt.

With the rise of Islam, the crop spread rapidly throughout the Middle East, North Africa, and Spain. In some parts of the Mediterranean, durum was the only wheat grown. It was also grown by Muslims during their habitation of medieval Southern Italy, and was amongst the agricultural products that were exported from the Muslim world to the West.

Other Names:Durhum Wheat, Macaroni Wheat, 硬粒小麦 (Chinese), القمح القاسي (Arabic), Trigo duro (Portuguese), Blé dur (French), Trigo d... All Translations
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Durum wheat or macaroni wheat (also spelled Durhum;"Durham" wheat is a confusion with homonymous Durham, a common place name.''Triticum durum'' or ''Triticum turgidum durum'' ) is the only tetraploid species of wheat of commercial importance that is widely cultivated today . It was developed by artificial selection of the domesticated emmer wheat strains formerly grown in Central Europe and Near East around 7000 B.C., which developed a naked, free-threshing form. ''Durum'' in Latin means "hard", and the species is the hardest of all wheats. Its high protein and gluten content, as well as its strength, make durum good for special uses."," Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia 2007. 2009-10-31.

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