Durum wheat is a hard, high-protein grain used primarily in commercial pasta production and certain traditional breads. Its dense kernels and strong gluten structure make it ideal for milling into semolina, the coarse flour that gives pasta its firm texture and ability to hold shape when cooked. Durum forms the base of foods such as fregola, spaghetti, Pane di Altamura, and Pane Siciliano, linking the grain to long culinary traditions across the Mediterranean. Widely cultivated as one of the major wheat types in global agriculture, it remains essential to industrial pasta making and regional artisanal baking, though its gluten characteristics make it less suitable for homemade pasta doughs that rely on more elastic flours. - AsNotedIn
| Food Type | Grain | |
| Food Type | Pasta | |
| Food Type | Wheat Flour |
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