Ptitim (Hebrew: פְּתִיתִים, romanized: pṯīṯīm, lit. 'flakes', singular: פְּתִית, pṯīṯ, 'flake') is a type of toasted grain-shaped pasta. Other names for it include Ben-Gurion rice (used especially for the original rice-shaped varieties) and Israeli couscous or Moroccan couscous (used especially for the ball-shaped varieties), the former terms hinting at its origins in the rice shortages experienced in 1950s Israel.
Ptitim (Hebrew: פְּתִיתִים, romanized: pṯīṯīm, lit. 'flakes', singular: פְּתִית, pṯīṯ, 'flake') is a type of toasted grain-shaped pasta. Other names for it include Ben-Gurion rice (used especially for the original rice-shaped varieties) and Israeli couscous or Moroccan couscous (used especially for the ball-shaped varieties), the former terms hinting at its origins in the rice shortages experienced in 1950s Israel.
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