Semolina

 The word durum comes from Latin, meaning "hard". 

Durum wheat was domesticated around 7,000 to 9,000 years ago from wild emmer wheat in the Mediterranean and Fertile Crescent region.

Durum is the hardest of all wheat varieties. When milled, its starchy endosperm shatters into fine, sharp-edged granules called semolina rather than a fine powder.

                                                            Durum To Semolina

Semolina And Italian Pasta Revolution

Theory To Practice

Semolina And Italian Pasta Revolution 

Snapshot

Naples: By the 17th and 18th centuries, Naples became the global epicenter of industrial pasta production. Specialized bronze dies and mechanical presses were developed to push coarse semolina dough into spaghetti, macaroni, and rigatoni. Semolina transformed from a regional porridge ingredient into the lifeblood of international Italian cuisine.