Linea Verde is a high quality Mediterranean food brand. Our mission is to provide enjoyable moments including family and friends with healthy, delicious and easy-to-make food. Our products are made out of the most high quality ingredients under strict quality control. We want to bring in a fresh breath of air into Finnish culinary culture, food that has been considered good elsewhere for thousands of years.

What is couscous?

Couscous is a delicacy of the ancient Berber people in North Africa. Another theory claims couscous was made in the Middle East during the days of Abraham. It has also been said that couscous’ origin lies in the ancient Carthage, currently in Tunis. Theories aside, couscous is great food and has been eaten all around the world for thousands of years!

Couscous is a food supplement that can be served instead of rice or pasta with for example meat, fish and vegetables. You can also make bread out of couscous. The difference in preparing couscous in contrast to for instance potato or rice is that couscous doesn’t require cooking. Only boiling water is required. Therefore the advantages of couscous are not only healthiness, it is also quick and easy to prepare.

The most common way to make couscous is making it out of durum wheat, but also barley, millet and corn are common ingredients. Couscous is at its healthiest when it’s made out of bulgur. Bulgur contains minerals and vitamins like vitamin B and vitamin K, phosphorus, iron, manganese and proteins – more than alternative products like rice or pasta in general. Because of its rich nutrition values Linea Verde Oriental Bulgur is a recommendable alternative for people who follow a healthy or vegetarian diet.

You can find the latest and most delicious couscous recipes, tips and serving examples in our blog.

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