{"id":20770,"date":"2021-03-08T06:00:33","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T06:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=20770"},"modified":"2021-03-10T20:35:46","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T20:35:46","slug":"couscous-a-maghrebi-dish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/couscous-a-maghrebi-dish\/","title":{"rendered":"Couscous: the famous Maghrebi dish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, we\u2019re learning about <strong>Couscous \u0643\u0633\u0643\u0633\u064a\/ \u0643\u0633\u0643\u0633<\/strong>. If you\u2019ve not heard of it before, it\u2019s a savoury dish that is made in North Africa, i.e. the countries of Maghreb (click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?time_continue=41&amp;v=7tK7UmYh42w&amp;feature=emb_title\">here<\/a> if you&#8217;re interested in learning how you can make couscous the libyan way). The reason why I would like to focus on this dish is because it has been recently added to <strong>UNESCO\u2019 intangible cultural heritage list \u0642\u0627\u0626\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0631\u0627\u062b \u0627\u0644\u062b\u0642\u0627\u0641\u064a \u063a\u064a\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0627\u062f\u064a \u0644\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0646\u0633\u0643\u0648<\/strong>. The post, based on a short clip produced by BBC Arabic, gives more information about this dish.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20859\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/chicken-recipe-flat-grilling-3447092\/\" aria-label=\"Chicken 3447092 1920 1024x683\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20859\" class=\" wp-image-20859\"  alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/chicken-3447092_1920-1024x683.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/chicken-3447092_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/chicken-3447092_1920-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/chicken-3447092_1920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/chicken-3447092_1920-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/chicken-3447092_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-20859\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Image by chefmouhcine on Pixabay.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>*\u00a0\u00a0 *\u00a0\u00a0 *\u00a0\u00a0 *\u00a0\u00a0 *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><u>Pronunciation<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The dish is pronounced differently in each of the 5 Northern African countries, and sometimes even within the same country.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For example, it&#8217;s:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Couscsy \u0643\u064f\u0633\u0652\u0643\u0652\u0633\u0650\u064a <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>This is one way of pronouncing it. It\u2019s common is Libya (western part) and Algeria.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Couscsou \u0643\u0650\u0633\u0652\u0643\u0652\u0633\u064f\u0648 <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In Algeria, Morocco and Libya (eastern part).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0<strong>\u0627\u0644\u0637\u0652\u0639\u064e\u0627\u0645 <\/strong>T\u0295AAm<\/h4>\n<p>In Morocco.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>*\u00a0\u00a0 *\u00a0\u00a0 *\u00a0\u00a0 *\u00a0\u00a0 *<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Let&#8217;s watch the clip &gt;&gt;<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0645\u0627 \u0633\u0631 \u0637\u0628\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0633\u0643\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0630\u064a \u0623\u062f\u0631\u062c \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0631\u0627\u062b \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0644\u0645\u064a\u061f\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XbF0t_IU14o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><u>*Useful vocabulary:<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the Arabic words that appear in the clip and the English translation of each word\/phrase.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">product <strong>\u0645\u0646\u062a\u0648\u062c<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">Amazigh tribes <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0642\u0628\u0627\u0626\u0644<\/strong> <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0645\u0627\u0632\u064a\u063a\u064a\u0629<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u00a0 \u00a0lived<strong> \u0642\u0637\u0646\u062a <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u00a0Ways of serving <strong>\u0637\u0631\u0642<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>\u062a\u0642\u062f\u064a\u0645\u0647<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">the basic ingredient <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0645\u064f\u0643\u0648\u0651\u0646<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0633\u0627\u0633\u064a<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">wheat flour<strong> \u062f\u0642\u064a\u0642 \u0642\u0645\u062d<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">barley flour<strong> \u062f\u0642\u064a\u0642 \u0634\u0639\u0631\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">cooked by steaming<strong> \u064a\u064f\u0637\u0647\u0649 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u062e\u0627\u0631<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">broth <strong>\u00a0\u0627\u0644\u062d\u0633\u0627\u0621<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">chickpeas<strong> \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0645\u0635<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">vegetables<strong> \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0636\u0631\u0648\u0627\u062a<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">national dish <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0637\u0628\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0648\u0637\u0646\u064a<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">Countries of the Maghreb <strong>\u062f\u0648\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u063a\u0631\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u00a0favourite dish <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0637\u0628\u0642 <\/strong><strong>\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0641\u0636\u0651\u0644<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">upon the request of <strong>\u0628\u0650\u0637\u0644\u0628 \u0645\u0646<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">unprecedented initiative <strong>\u0645\u0628\u0627\u062f\u0631\u0629 \u063a\u064a\u0631 \u0645\u0633\u0628\u0648\u0642\u0629<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>*\u00a0\u00a0 *\u00a0\u00a0 *\u00a0\u00a0 *\u00a0\u00a0 *<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><u>*Questions and answers:<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Below are some questions and answers that can help you comprehend the clip in a more structured way.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>.\u0661<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u00a0\u0645\u0627 \u0647\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0648\u0644\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u064a \u064a\u0639\u0648\u062f \u0625\u0644\u064a\u0647\u0627 \u0623\u0635\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0633\u0643\u0633\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">Which country did Couscous originate from?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u063a\u064a\u0631 \u0645\u0639\u0631\u0648\u0641 &#8211; \u0647\u0646\u0627\u0643 \u062e\u0644\u0627\u0641 \u062d\u0648\u0644 \u0647\u0630\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0642\u0637\u0629<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">Unknown \u2013 there\u2019s a debate around this subject.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>.\u0662<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0645\u0646 \u0647\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0645\u0627\u0639\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u064a \u064a\u0639\u0648\u062f \u0625\u0644\u064a\u0647\u0627 \u0623\u0635\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0633\u0643\u0633\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">Which group does Couscous originate back to?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0627\u0644\u0642\u0628\u0627\u0626\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0645\u0627\u0632\u064a\u063a\u064a\u0629<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">Amazigh tribes<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>.\u0663<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0645\u0627 \u0647\u0648 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0643\u0651\u0648\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0626\u064a\u0633\u064a \u0644\u0644\u0643\u0633\u0643\u0633\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">What\u2019s the basic ingredient of Couscous?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u062f\u0642\u064a\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0639\u064a\u0631\/ \u062f\u0642\u064a\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0645\u062d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">Wheat\/ barley flour<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>.\u0664<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0645\u0627\u0630\u0627 \u064a\u0636\u0627\u0641 \u0625\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0633\u0643\u0633 \u0628\u0639\u062f \u0637\u0647\u064a\u0647\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">What\u2019s added to Couscous after cooking it?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0627\u0644\u062d\u0633\u0627\u0621 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u062d\u0645\u0635 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u062e\u0636\u0631\u0648\u0627\u062a<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">Broth, chickpeas and vegetables.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>.\u0665<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0647\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0633\u0643\u0633 \u0637\u0628\u0642 \u0646\u0628\u0627\u062a\u064a\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">Is Couscous a vegetarian dish?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0644\u0627<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">No<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u064a\u064f\u0642\u062f\u0651\u064e\u0645 \u0645\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u062d\u0645 \u0623\u0648 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0645\u0643<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">It\u2019s served with meat or fish.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>.\u0666<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0623\u0630\u0643\u0631 \u062b\u0644\u0627\u062b \u062f\u0648\u0644 \u0625\u0641\u0631\u064a\u0642\u064a\u0629 \u062a\u0642\u0648\u0645 \u0628\u0625\u0639\u062f\u0627\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0633\u0643\u0633\u064a\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">List three African countries that makes Couscous?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0645\u0635\u0631\u060c \u0648\u0645\u0627\u0644\u064a\u060c \u0648\u0635\u062d\u0631\u0627\u0621 \u062c\u0646\u0648\u0628 \u0625\u0641\u0631\u064a\u0642\u064a\u0627<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">Egypt, Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>.\u0667<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0623\u064a\u0646 \u0641\u064a \u0623\u0648\u0631\u0648\u0628\u0627 &#8211; \u064a\u064f\u0639\u062a\u0628\u064e\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0633\u0643\u0633\u064a \u0637\u0628\u0642\u064b\u0627 \u0645\u0641\u0636\u0644\u064b\u0627\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">Where, in Europe, is Couscous considered a favourite dish?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0641\u064a \u0641\u0631\u0646\u0633\u0627<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">In France<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>.\u0668<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0645\u0646 \u0637\u0644\u0628 \u0623\u0646 \u064a\u062a\u0645 \u0625\u062f\u0631\u0627\u062c \u0637\u0628\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0633\u0643\u0633\u064a \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0642\u0627\u0626\u0645\u0629 \u064a\u0648\u0646\u064a\u0633\u0643\u0648 \u0644\u0644\u062a\u0631\u0627\u062b \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0644\u0645\u064a\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">Who requested that Couscous is added to UNESCO\u2019S cultural heritage list?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u062a\u0648\u0646\u0633\u060c \u0648\u0627\u0644\u062c\u0632\u0627\u0626\u0631\u060c \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0645\u063a\u0631\u0628\u060c \u0648\u0645\u0648\u0631\u064a\u062a\u0627\u0646\u064a\u0627<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco and Mauritania.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>.\u0669<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0645\u0646 \u0647\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0648\u0644\u0629 (\u0645\u0646 \u062f\u0648\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u063a\u0631\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a) \u0627\u0644\u062a\u064a \u0644\u0645 \u064a\u062a\u0645 \u0630\u0643\u0631\u0647\u0627 \u0641\u064a \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0642\u0637\u0639\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">Which country of the Maghreb region that was not mentioned in this clip?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0644\u064a\u0628\u064a\u0627<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">Libya<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>*\u00a0\u00a0 *\u00a0\u00a0 *\u00a0\u00a0 *\u00a0\u00a0 *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/chicken-3447092_1920-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/chicken-3447092_1920-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/chicken-3447092_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/chicken-3447092_1920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/chicken-3447092_1920-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/chicken-3447092_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Today, we\u2019re learning about Couscous \u0643\u0633\u0643\u0633\u064a\/ \u0643\u0633\u0643\u0633. If you\u2019ve not heard of it before, it\u2019s a savoury dish that is made in North Africa, i.e. the countries of Maghreb (click here if you&#8217;re interested in learning how you can make couscous the libyan way). The reason why I would like to focus on this dish&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/couscous-a-maghrebi-dish\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":147,"featured_media":20859,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[3525,3,13],"tags":[168598],"class_list":["post-20770","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arabic-language","category-culture","category-vocabulary","tag-couscous"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/147"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20770"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20770\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20929,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20770\/revisions\/20929"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}