Why dried pasta is made with semolina (durum wheat) flour

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    2008 paper showing what vitreous kernels of durum look like, versus starchy kernels: journals.sagep...
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  • @ZepIV
    @ZepIV 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +48

    I'm a grain inspector in Illinois with roots back in Siouxland area of Iowa/South Dakota and I am ENTHRALLED to hear durum, hard red winter wheat, VITREOUS, protein and starch content, etc. in a video. Fun fact, one of the most commonly grown durum varieties in the US is called Desert Durum. It's grown in Arizona and the California Imperial Valley. It's good stuff. So good, it gets shipped to Italy to be ground into semolina to be used in pasta there, and here in the States!
    THIS IS LITERALLY MY FIELD AND I LOVE IT, THANKS ADAM.

    • @connorwutzke
      @connorwutzke หลายเดือนก่อน

      How do you get into a field such as this ? Can you study this in college ?

    • @topilinkala1594
      @topilinkala1594 2 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      @@connorwutzke Only advice I can give is to talk your guidance councilor. They know what courses are needed to apply into the field you want to study in U.

  • @DuffyElmer
    @DuffyElmer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1099

    I don't think you mentioned this, but "durum" is literally the Latin word for "hard" - the Romans who later became Italians likely named the species for the relevant quality of its grains

    • @AelwynMr
      @AelwynMr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Yep. That is also its scientific name, _Triticum durum_ = hard wheat.

    • @WanderTheNomad
      @WanderTheNomad 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Durable wheat that lasts for a long duration

    • @BakersTuts
      @BakersTuts 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      not sure if it's related, but a _durometer_ measures hardness of some materials

    • @AelwynMr
      @AelwynMr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@BakersTuts It certainly is!

    • @DiMacky24
      @DiMacky24 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@BakersTuts It is, duro is a form of the word durum, (dative or ablative case) and meter comes from the Latin word meaning to measure. Roughly 70% of English vocabulary are either Latin words or a combination of 2 or more Latin words. Over 90% of English words with 4 or more syllables are Latin or Greek by way of Latin.

  • @ebou6446
    @ebou6446 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1232

    That Dr's voice is definitely someone who has a doctorate in wheat

    • @HariKrishna-sy1kp
      @HariKrishna-sy1kp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Reminded me of Mr. Mackey from southpark.

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 2 ปีที่แล้ว +116

      I immediately trust everything he says.

    • @conorboyle8827
      @conorboyle8827 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Reminded me of the teacher from Ferris Bueller!

    • @jesusofsuburbia3675
      @jesusofsuburbia3675 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Wheat wizard

    • @pyromaniac000000
      @pyromaniac000000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      My thoughts exactly. My first comparison was ben steins voice, plain, boring, but also a unique type of deepness

  • @Nikki0417
    @Nikki0417 2 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    This channel has made me aware of how many people spend their careers studying very specific foods. Pasta, bread, beer, blue food dye, etc. You never think about college faculty members researching butter, but they exist. It's like a secret society of food nerds.

    • @evan8463
      @evan8463 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Life goals tbh

    • @bmb3239
      @bmb3239 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      There's a major food science and technology so yes people study all this

    • @SpaceCadet4Jesus
      @SpaceCadet4Jesus ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Entire industries are built on specific foods and the studying makes it possible. Sheltered a bit Nikki?

    • @Nikki0417
      @Nikki0417 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@SpaceCadet4Jesus being unaware of incredibly specialized studies/sciences in a particular field in isn't a sign of being sheltered. That's a sign of being someone who isn't an expert in that field. 🤷🏾‍♀️

    • @Vegemeister1
      @Vegemeister1 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Nikki0417 Eh, sometime in your life you should've really *noticed* that everything in your world that isn't a plant, animal, or rock, was made by human hands and designed by human engineers. That sticks with you, and then it becomes trivially true that for everything you see there is at least one expert, and that some of those experts are friendly guys willing to answer questions.

  • @sambal5108
    @sambal5108 2 ปีที่แล้ว +643

    Adam's videos are like comfort food to me, every video is a gem that can be watched multiple times and enjoyed nontheless.

    • @jaxxzero5734
      @jaxxzero5734 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      same! i watch a bunch of them over and over and passively absorb cooking skills lol

    • @charliechristie9916
      @charliechristie9916 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Me three. Sometimes I just pick one to fall asleep to, and then watch it again in the morning over breakfast

    • @AliceObscura
      @AliceObscura 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I feel the same way

    • @user-ze7sj4qy6q
      @user-ze7sj4qy6q 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ok good im glad im not the only one who watches these a bunch of times lol, i genuinely think that seeing so much of it so many times has helped me absorb info and become a much better cook

    • @soggyman3852
      @soggyman3852 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      This is called bingeing guys.

  • @matthewposton3243
    @matthewposton3243 2 ปีที่แล้ว +433

    Adam consistently uploads the exact kind of videos that I am interested in. What a guy

    • @Marzapanmars
      @Marzapanmars 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ok boomer

    • @calebcalden221
      @calebcalden221 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Well, his livelihood depends on that very concept.

    • @katieeckler7543
      @katieeckler7543 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      So true! I feel the same :)

  • @kurtkremitzki1558
    @kurtkremitzki1558 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I really appreciate how your videos include interviews with academics and experts.

    • @ChrisShipway
      @ChrisShipway 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Even if this particular academic is giving me flashbacks to desperately trying to stay awake through monotone lectures in college XD

    • @vaazig
      @vaazig 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ChrisShipway The malt series was excellent though.

  • @TheIrishAlchemist205
    @TheIrishAlchemist205 2 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    I love science Mondays!
    And I gotta say: The amount of research you must do, and work to translate it to us less savvy, is awe inspiring Adam. I often forget you're not quite a food scientist like some others like Alton Brown and co., Or at least it's not your formal background. It really hit me, for whatever reason, today listening to you discuss things. Keep it up!

  • @michaelmcnally1242
    @michaelmcnally1242 2 ปีที่แล้ว +258

    Most USA "semolina" is a fairly coarse grind. In Italy, there's also flour made from the same wheat that's ground more finely, closer to familiar bread flour. It's usually called "remilled" ("remacinata") to indicate that it's not the coarse little stuff we know of.

    • @apatterson8128
      @apatterson8128 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Right, Michael, Caputo semola rimacinata flour is what I sometimes use in conjunction with King Arthur AP flour to make a stronger pizza dough.

    • @Ogaitnas900
      @Ogaitnas900 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      cool, what is it used for? also noodles?

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So is it more of the coarse stuff that's used for couscous?

    • @frankfurter7260
      @frankfurter7260 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Which is what you want for your water based fresh pasta. Not the coarse stuff.

    • @tonymouannes
      @tonymouannes 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's crazy how much the same food is different when you cross the ocean.

  • @STRANDY32
    @STRANDY32 2 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    As a North Dakota resident I enjoy seeing my state represented in any way. North Dakota is often called the forgotten state. During the summer here the field are all yellow and golden brown. Farmers here indeed grow lots of durum wheat and lots of canola. Very beautiful

    • @pu1sechance213
      @pu1sechance213 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm from south dakota and it's true, you guys are inferior and forgotten. At least we have big mountain that most people don't even know is here.

    • @MichelleObamasBBC
      @MichelleObamasBBC 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Canola Rapeseed is poison. No human should consume that shit.

    • @randmayfield5695
      @randmayfield5695 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      When I hear "North Dakota" I immediately think of walleyes, perch, and pheasants. Another thing: When my ND friends come down to sunny Arizona to escape a hard winter for a couple of days of golf, I am gobsmacked at how much they drink! The joke goes around that excessive alcohol consumption is ND state sport.

    • @ImGonnaFudgeThatFish
      @ImGonnaFudgeThatFish 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They'd probably be remembered more if they had a reason to not move, oof

  • @rigbydevos5323
    @rigbydevos5323 2 ปีที่แล้ว +227

    I'm a grain grader from Canada, and I loved the video. Durum is pretty incredible to see in a large pile. It looks like a big pile of amber gemstones.
    I will say though that wheat protein levels vary drastically. Weather, disease, fertilizer, and the particular strain of wheat all makes a difference. I generally tend to see higher proteins during years with lower yields. That would suggest to me that nitrogen levels in the soil are a big factor. Less grain growing in the field would mean each individual plant has better access to nitrogen and other nutrients. Perhaps the plant wants to increase the protein of the seed so that it might have a better chance of surviving passing through the digestive tract of some animal. A harder seed might survive and sprout where it has been deposited.
    We see proteins varying from 9% all the way up to 18%. At the grain elevator we usually blend that grain so that the protein level is approximately what the buyer is looking for. It's ultimately a case by case basis depending on who is buying and for what purpose.

    • @ErickC
      @ErickC 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Lol, those piles look a lot less incredible when something blew up and you have to shovel them. ;)
      Anyway, when I was a durum miller, my favourite thing to hear was "we're getting a shipment of Canadian wheat." We always had smooth sailing on wheat from Canada. Wheat from the Dakotas is all bran. :/

    • @rigbydevos5323
      @rigbydevos5323 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@ErickC yeah.... shovelling a few tons of wheat by hand will certainly curb your enthusiasm lol the worst part is that you know each mess will never be the last one.

    • @pathologicaldoubt
      @pathologicaldoubt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Very interesting!

  • @NathanrHeld
    @NathanrHeld 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    This style of video is what I am most excited to see from your channel, Adam.
    Parsing an expert's vast depth of knowledge while bringing history into the mix is where, personally, I think both you and your content shines the brightest. There is a lot of magic in the mundane, I think, and pasta is one of those incredibly pervasive - and yet overlooked - aspects of our modern lives that is worthy of this level of consideration.

  • @thenoobsays
    @thenoobsays 2 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    Shocked it was never mentioned that durum means hard in Latin.

    • @rin_etoware_2989
      @rin_etoware_2989 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      one might even say *durable*

    • @Bipolar.Baddie
      @Bipolar.Baddie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@rin_etoware_2989 my linguistics nerd brain is so happy now that i figured that out

    • @holaholafelipito
      @holaholafelipito 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      In spanish "duro" means hard. This is mindblowing, I would never have associated that lol

    • @user-ze7sj4qy6q
      @user-ze7sj4qy6q 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@holaholafelipito yup latin -um to spanish -o is actually really common, works with a lot of things. even allium -> ajo can be accounted for with that and the also regular sound change from /ʎ/ (basically ly) to modern spanish j, as also seen in filius -> hijo

  • @odori_ebi
    @odori_ebi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    loved when he repeatedly kept fixing his letter D in his semolina drawing of DURUM, I appreciate these little attention-to-detail light hearted moments in his videos 🙂

  • @buttersPbutters
    @buttersPbutters 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    While semolina is naturally yellow, the color of dried pasta is driven more by the temperature of the drying process than the color of the semolina flour. The yellower the pasta, the higher the drying temperature and the shorter the drying time, which is typical of lower quality pasta. The premium and artisanal grades of dried pasta are lighter in color because they are dried more slowly at lower temperatures, which increases the production cost.

    • @kjdude8765
      @kjdude8765 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I would bet surface texture also plays a role in the precieved color. Fancy, bronze die, extruded pasta is rough surfaced which would reflect light in a muted, hazy, diffuse manner. Smooth pasta, extruded through Teflon dies, will likely have high reflection and even some subsurface reflection that will make a very yellow color.

  • @Gatch5333
    @Gatch5333 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I really love these videos where you go forth and put the effort to show the scientific breakdown of food. Keep them coming!

  • @ry1887
    @ry1887 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    i love how thorough your videos are. i can really see your journalism background shine through your work!

  • @lukmanalghdamsi3189
    @lukmanalghdamsi3189 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    here in libya and north africa in general we used semolina allot. we use it in so many different things like couscous and basbousa. we call it "semed" or "samed"

    • @Craxin01
      @Craxin01 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Curious, what's it like in Libya now? My grandfather was in the U.S. Air Force there and left right before Ghedaffi took over.

    • @SirBojo4
      @SirBojo4 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Craxin01 Like in ukraine I guess.

    • @lukmanalghdamsi3189
      @lukmanalghdamsi3189 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Craxin01 first of all i am glad to hear that your grandfather managed to leave it safely, the problem after gaddafi dearth was the *badawins* (people who live small villages and/or in the open dessert) they are tribe people which allot of them (not all!) don't know how to be civilized (they killed the american ambassador).
      for now things are mostly safe especially in big cities like tripoli i don't say the life is perfect but it's safe now less weapons and militias, prices are high but it's getting better, the electricity is very stable here at least in tripoli and that is good, we didn't have it like this since 2010. in general life is start to be better at least in the big cities in the north.
      thanks for asking if want to know something else let me know.
      have a great day

    • @lukmanalghdamsi3189
      @lukmanalghdamsi3189 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@SirBojo4 lol we have russians troops too but less than ukraine

    • @SirBojo4
      @SirBojo4 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lukmanalghdamsi3189 You poor folks never had any "Stand with Libya" though.

  • @geraldgepes
    @geraldgepes 2 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    Adam, the reference to Ukraine was really well done. Also, this got me to finally do some more looking into bulgur which seems to be more of a staple food rather than something added for a purpose? Semolina and bulgur both get used a lot in Arabic cooking so, I wanted to nail down their usage cases.

    • @nabibbs2402
      @nabibbs2402 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      darn those Ukrainian farmers casually sinking a warship or two.

    • @chezmoi42
      @chezmoi42 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      💛 💙I had to run those tractors by a few times, it's very satisfying.
      It would be an interesting episode, explaining the difference between bulgur, couscous, and semolina. As I understand it, bulgur is whole grain durum, parboiled, dried, and cracked, while couscous is made of semolina and flour rolled into tiny balls.

    • @baha3alshamari152
      @baha3alshamari152 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Because Ukraine is a major producer of soft wheat and durum wheat

  • @莓滴滴
    @莓滴滴 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Never been this early to a ragusea vid, god-damn, love how diligent you've been with the follow-up videos lately!

  • @Harshal378
    @Harshal378 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Dr. Frank have a really awesome deep voice.

  • @Triniwn
    @Triniwn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love Adam's little graphics and how much use he gets out of them

  • @AelwynMr
    @AelwynMr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Common wheat was a (natural) hybrid of some form of durum and a wild grain, _Aegilops speltoides_ , so the durum lineage is in fact older than that of common wheat!

    • @javierantunez3937
      @javierantunez3937 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes, I was kind of surprised he said it was probably a random mutation. There is a lot of studies about the origin of wheat, and even more so recently, that they managed to sequence its horribly long genome

    • @AelwynMr
      @AelwynMr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@javierantunez3937 Wow! I'm now waiting for that 12-ploid strawberry 😆

    • @tonymouannes
      @tonymouannes 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@javierantunez3937 it's clear that he didn't really research that part as he said probably. He was just speculating, as it doesn't really affect the main subject of the video.

  • @clanerickson2184
    @clanerickson2184 2 ปีที่แล้ว +142

    Great to see ND in a video, seas of wheat in early fall.
    We used to chew a handful of wheat and if you chewed it long enough it would turn to gum. I would guess from all the protein. Took forever to get to that point though!

    • @trogdor20X6
      @trogdor20X6 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Amber waves of grain?

    • @rhekman
      @rhekman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Fields of waving green in springtime, golden yellow in the fall.
      How the great high arching heaven looks and laughs upon it all.

    • @cratorcic9362
      @cratorcic9362 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BusinessMuscles That is so freaking cool!

    • @akale2620
      @akale2620 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We did that too

    • @robhacklblumstein
      @robhacklblumstein 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The texture might be from protein, but saliva also has amylase enzymes that turn starch into sugar, making grains taste sweet if you chew them for a long time.

  • @dogbiscuituk
    @dogbiscuituk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ol' Vinegar Leg does it again. Brilliant exposition, ace content, good science, snappy delivery, you don't even mind the sponsor shoutouts.

  • @evan
    @evan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A basic question with a much more interesting answer to questions I didn’t know I had

  • @CookieCrescendo
    @CookieCrescendo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    I thought he re-uploaded the other pasta video for a few seconds. But they just have similar thumbnails

    • @fatsloth9209
      @fatsloth9209 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I can see a lot of poeple skipping over this video for that exact reason

    • @JordanGordon8
      @JordanGordon8 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought it was just me looool

    • @wright96d
      @wright96d 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fatsloth9209 My exact thought as well. It might not be a bad idea to change it.

    • @Exderius
      @Exderius 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fatsloth9209 yeaaaa

    • @Henrex2000
      @Henrex2000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's basically the part 2 of that video

  • @onodera3964
    @onodera3964 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Nice. I didn't know that semolina was durum wheat specifically. I've always understood it to be equivalent to Grieß/manka, but they both mean "wheat meal" in general, it turns out.

    • @leparraindufromage366
      @leparraindufromage366 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      In Germany it's usually specifically named when you buy it at the supermarket, it's either 'Hartweizengrieß' (hard wheat i.e. durum wheat Grieß = semolina) or 'Weichweizengrieß' (soft wheat i.e. common wheat Grieß). Grieß meaning a relatively coarser grind than flour. You generally use the common wheat Grieß for sweet recipes like porridge.

    • @vizprave6721
      @vizprave6721 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      it isn't here in india. here it's called rava but the english name would be semolina

  • @Nathan-mq2nc
    @Nathan-mq2nc 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    At first, I saw the video was a wee bit over eleven minutes and was thinking of just fast forwarding.
    I watched the entire thing lol.
    Great video. Loved the scientific stuff. Thx.

  • @crossmr
    @crossmr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    You should look into flour standards around the world. As a Canadian baking overseas, I found out that one of the things that was causing my baking, especially bread, to be off was that Canadian all purpose flour has a much higher protein content than AP flour in places like the US. It would be a great science guide for your baking fans all around the world

    • @frankfurter7260
      @frankfurter7260 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      But higher protein generally correlates with stronger gluten development which you want with bread. In any case, to a point, say, 11% protein and up it doesn’t matter for your bread baking. Because you should be adjusting your hydration for your particular flour.

    • @crossmr
      @crossmr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@frankfurter7260 Yes it does, but when you come from a country where the AP protein content is very high and move to a country where the AP protein content is lower and you're not aware of that, you'll suddenly find things not working out the same was as they did before. Not everyone is an expert baker is aware of those kinds of things. They follow recipes or use them as references and may not realize those kinds of differences exist and how to adjust for them. Picking a random all purpose US flour off amazon shows it at 10%, while Canadian AP flour is around 13.5%. 3.5% is a lot when baking.

  • @carlcat
    @carlcat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I bought some angel hair pasta made from semolina wheat and it was the best pasta I ever had. Full of flavor and had some tooth to it no matter how much I boiled it. I get it on Amazon and Whole Foods, it's called Rummo and comes from Italy. Well worth the extra bucks.

  • @believe07
    @believe07 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I recently started to make pasta at home and these last videos were so much fun and informative. Great content, Adam. Congrats!

    • @christopheroliver148
      @christopheroliver148 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Egg or eggless? My last few have been egg pastas with the flour split evenly between bread flour and semolina.

    • @believe07
      @believe07 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@christopheroliver148 Egg, ratio of 70/30 being 00 flour/semolina respectively. But now I'm really looking forward to try full semolina

  • @ajuicejemas
    @ajuicejemas 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Starch damage's biggest hit is "angel hair pasta of death"

    • @ledelste
      @ledelste 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

  • @deepakdhingra1999
    @deepakdhingra1999 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks a ton for letting us know of this recipe. It would be amazing to see a pasta recipe by you using semolina flour.
    Thanks for all the science Mr. Ragusea. :)

  • @propug625
    @propug625 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    you always do the best sponsorship segues

  • @alexhurst3986
    @alexhurst3986 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love your recipe videos but videos like this are the reason I keep coming back.

  • @KrisV385
    @KrisV385 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just figured out the appeal for me of Adams videos. He is the new version of Alton Brown. Informative science based food knowledge done without pretension. So good!

  • @autodidacticartisan
    @autodidacticartisan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Pro tip for anyone who consistently watches ragusea videos his ads are almost always one minute long +/-5 seconds so if you skip forward 55 seconds it should bring you right to the end of the ad

    • @Avi2Nyan
      @Avi2Nyan 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nice! I personally use Vanced with ad skip integrated (great for when you play stuff while getting your hands dirty during cooking or smth) but skipping by hand is pretty easy when he's being as consistent as he is :D

    • @autodidacticartisan
      @autodidacticartisan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Avi2Nyan "or something" **wink wink**
      Yeah my guess its in his contract that the ad has to be at least one minute long... Or something

    • @Avi2Nyan
      @Avi2Nyan 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@autodidacticartisan hahahah I really did mean manual labor stuff but I did realise the.. Potential other meaning while typing out that comment :')
      And ye probably, most of those sponsored ads seem to be around that one minute, I see it at other youtubers too

  • @girffe
    @girffe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    0:00 I can't believe Adam resisted the urge to do the reverse "sweep the flour into the letters" thing

    • @girffe
      @girffe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      6:47 NEVER MIND LOL

  • @WesEats
    @WesEats 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just found this account today and already loving the it! Amazing video and production!

  • @greesy76
    @greesy76 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    If you asked me before this video to describe a wheat scholar from North Dakota, it would be that guy exactly

  • @acpe
    @acpe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Why the fuck doesn't this channel have 50M subs? Only food channel you'll ever need, with the best descriptions, soothing voice, excelently scripted, sources, etc. Look no further, Adam's your go-to food guy from TH-cam, you won't EVER be dissappointed!

  • @rajdeepdas272
    @rajdeepdas272 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That professor was someone I think students would like to have.

  • @hashimbokhamseen7877
    @hashimbokhamseen7877 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love his scientific videos especially the ones relating to cereals

  • @chanman819
    @chanman819 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Next season's John Deere catalogue is going to have some amazing testimonials and promotional photos/videos for sure.

  • @aluminiumknight4038
    @aluminiumknight4038 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    In arabic we call it "Smiid" (long vowel) and there's 2 varieties I know off: coarse and fine. Both are used in a lot of desserts. But I'm embarrassed to just learn that Durum is a different Wheat species I always thought they just processed it differently lol

    • @tonymouannes
      @tonymouannes 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I just learned that is made of wheat. I thought it was made of other stuff. I don't think I knew that smid and semolina were the same thing either.

    • @radhiadeedou8286
      @radhiadeedou8286 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      There's also a medium variety

  • @sylviegabriel8985
    @sylviegabriel8985 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Here in Australia, what is generally sold as "semolina" is soft (white) wheat. The ingredient list doesn't specify what type of wheat is used, so you need to rely on the colour. To get durum wheat semolina you generally need to go to Italian or Indian grocery stores.

  • @UnknownNoises
    @UnknownNoises 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    The literal dozens of us living in ND cheering for the mention

    • @evan8463
      @evan8463 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I laughed way too hard at this 🤣

  • @lukereeves4448
    @lukereeves4448 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is amazing! I just started trying to make my own pasta recently and this helps explain a fair amount of what's going on

  • @SebNutter
    @SebNutter 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Best video I've watched for a while. So much information, perfectly presented. Keep 'em coming.

  • @sarkisuzumaki
    @sarkisuzumaki 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love this channel, it feels like the internet version of Good Eats with Alton Brown.

  • @FauzanARB
    @FauzanARB 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really would love you to continue diving into pasta. Please also make flavoured pasta videos (raw pasta made with additional ingredients apart from semolina, such as squid ink, or beetroot, etc.)
    I also can't wait for the eventual videos on noodles! 🍜 😀

  • @amitour4286
    @amitour4286 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi from Ukraine. Thank you so much. Very informative. I am searching information about making semolina at small farm .

  • @eliseleonard3477
    @eliseleonard3477 ปีที่แล้ว

    As a huge pasta lover this was just so delightful!!

  • @bryanmellado2874
    @bryanmellado2874 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Keep up the great work on research of cooking

  • @RyanHarris77
    @RyanHarris77 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice. I haven’t made pasta since I stopped eating egg so it’s really nice to know I can pick it back up with just a change in flour.

  • @leejanerenkins8442
    @leejanerenkins8442 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    1:00 this explains why this stuff is called "hartweizengrieß" in german which means something along the lines of "hard wheat semolina/farina"

    • @AelwynMr
      @AelwynMr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well, "durum" literally means hard in Latin! It's called hard wheat also in Italian, the other being soft wheat.

  • @telperion3
    @telperion3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hi! A few observations (none of these are critiques):
    * I understand that this is for sake of simplicity : in the description around 10:40 it kinda seems that we kinda obtained durum wheat from "normal" wheat through selection, specifically for making noodles (and this is for keeping the video simple, I understand), in reality the "common" wheat (triticum aestivum) is the one which comes from a kind of durum, through a totally random hybridization with some wild wheat. and this happened thousands years ago, long before we had the wonderful idea of making noodles out of wheat. Nevertheless the explanation was fun.
    * isn't the yellowish color of pasta much more related to the maillard reactions which occour during high temperature, fast drying? you can see for yourself that you tend to have much whiter pasta when it says "slowly dried".
    * I may be totally wrong, but... 10:50 isn't this common wheat and not durum wheat?

    • @hariseldon6668
      @hariseldon6668 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      As far as the Maillard reaction question goes, no. I've used semolina flour and dried my own pasta without the use of any heating machines. I air-dried them over the course of 24 hours, and they were still vibrant yellow. That leads me to believe the color does in fact come from the carotenoids like Adam explained.

  • @draggonhedd
    @draggonhedd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ay Bob's Red Mill. Love them. High quality and it's an independant employee owned company. Will always support them and King Arthur as much as I can.

  • @devanshs
    @devanshs 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was way better than the videos that promise sound sleep. Thank you professor. 😴😴

  • @mixermaster10
    @mixermaster10 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    In here we use semolina to make a sweet porridge, basically everyone's favourite porridge

    • @olab.4352
      @olab.4352 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Also here in Sweden. It's delicious.

  • @lauratempestini5719
    @lauratempestini5719 ปีที่แล้ว

    So good!! I have heard of Durum and Semolina and was not sure. But this video has helped

  • @greensteve9307
    @greensteve9307 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Interesting! I love learning things outside of my professional field. I only joined this channel recently, and I can't remember why.

  • @pqrstsma2011
    @pqrstsma2011 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    like how they blend whiskey from different barrels for desired qualities, i wonder if they do the same with wheat, blending different varieties of wheat from different sources before milling to create the different kinds of flour that we see at the supermarket

    • @kjdude8765
      @kjdude8765 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      There is a comment in the thread from someone who says they are a grain grader in Canada and they do just want you wonder. The different wheats are blended to achieve the right average components.

  • @SeoulsGotSOL
    @SeoulsGotSOL 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing, informative, and well-made video!

  • @zackgeldhof1206
    @zackgeldhof1206 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really love videos like this because I always do better with my cooking when I learn the science behind it. :D

  • @TheDecree93
    @TheDecree93 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Actually a cool sponsor, thanks!

  • @joshdoesstuff763
    @joshdoesstuff763 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Adam, I LOVE the continuity between your videos. It really demonstrates how much you study for them. I bet you go into things researching for one video, only to come out with enough for 2 or 3. Will we be getting a “Pasta: wheat to tortellini” video?

  • @sasi5841
    @sasi5841 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    4:47 as ww2 era Germans would call it, that just a tractor pulling a tractor.

    • @JoeAuerbach
      @JoeAuerbach 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Upvoted for pasta and Ukrainian tractors

    • @sasi5841
      @sasi5841 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JoeAuerbach the allies: whatchu got there
      H*tler: a tractor, and definitely not a panzer

  • @Dave_en
    @Dave_en 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I made seitan with semolina flour and it was awesome. Even better than all purpose flour in yield. I can correlate between the whole wheat flour, all purpose flour and semolina flour in terms of protein percentage. In our region its between 10-11% protein in whole wheat, 11-12% in all purpose flour and 13% in semolina flour. Now i would try pizza base using semolina flour and see the result.

  • @Youbarkimeow
    @Youbarkimeow 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Semolina texture is what I like in a pudding something that just meshes with my taste buds.
    Wheatabix feels very similar on the tongue too.

  • @0Sirk0
    @0Sirk0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Could you hypothetically mix pure starch with hydrated proteins to make pasta? Do it!

  • @ferdinand3und4zig
    @ferdinand3und4zig 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Also, semolina is great as pudding. Semolina pudding aka Grießbrei in german was one of my favorite "desserts" as kid, and still is up there.

  • @ercedwrds
    @ercedwrds 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    If Ragusea makes a "Starch Damage" band shirt, I would 100 percent buy one.

  • @patricksheahan6530
    @patricksheahan6530 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    @Wikipedia, durum is the species of wheat, semolina is the (coarse, 'middling') milling of the wheat, except when it's not, because language.

  • @akale2620
    @akale2620 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Got this rec as soon as I opened yt. Good day

  • @nancyleitner6396
    @nancyleitner6396 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    All the wheat that is grown in Yuma, Arizona, which is lots, is durum. This wheat is shipped to Italy to be made into pasta.

  • @petergray7576
    @petergray7576 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wheat strains are divided by the number of chromosome sets they possess. Einkorn,, Emmer and Durum are diploid (as most living organisms are). Modern wheat is allohexaploid (having three pairs of chromosome sets, with one pair each taken from a different species of related wild grass).

  • @collincahill4160
    @collincahill4160 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You should do a video about the history of tea and the process of fermenting tea leaves

  • @richards2072
    @richards2072 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hoped you would have also talked about semola rimacinata or double ground semolina that Italians use alot in pizza.

  • @markackerman9485
    @markackerman9485 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm hoping this recent Pasta bender means we're gonna get a video on what exactly 'Al Dente' means. I know its supposed to be pasta with a little "bite" to it but from my experience, that description is so vague that what everyone considers 'Al Dente' is different. Like honestly, if I asked 30 people to cook me Al Dente pasta I would expect a wide spectrum of 'doneness' even though the word is seemingly trying to describe a specific degree of 'doneness'. Also, some restaurants will say "We have fresh pasta, cooked Al Dente" but then I've also heard "Al Dente pasta has to be dried, because the 'bite' comes from a little bit of dried pasta in the middle that's still uncooked."

    • @christopheroliver148
      @christopheroliver148 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That second definition means yucky undercooked pasta. That is why I tend to prefer fresh pastas whether semolina based or not. I want a firm bite, but not a yucky gummy or worse crunchy center.

  • @TheBookDoctor
    @TheBookDoctor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How about an episode about beef marrow? I've never seen a good what-is-it/how-to-cook-it video anywhere.

  • @wernerlindorfer3693
    @wernerlindorfer3693 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Dr Manthey has an awesome voice. He should do some voiceacting! :D

    • @hellishtimber
      @hellishtimber 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      he has such a pleasant cadence. sublime...

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He should host an NPR show.

    • @tamcon72
      @tamcon72 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Such a rich upper western plains voice. I'm not from there, but it made me nostalgic for the way old timers used to talk here in the central upper Midwest; similar consonants but with more elongated vowels. I could listen to the Dr. all day!

  • @midotah
    @midotah 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    In North Africain region, we use traditionaly durum wheat to make traditional dishes ( Coucous, Chakhchoukha, Makrout...), I think it is because of the nature of the area (dry and hot) which causes that there is not much grass to feed the animals (cows and sheep) so less protein in the dish, and here comes the role of durum wheat to replace that lake of protein. thanks for your videos which are hard not to watch

  • @SamTahbou
    @SamTahbou 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That unexpected shade thrown at Russian tanks in the middle of the video was very welcome. Thank you

    • @vizprave6721
      @vizprave6721 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      i come here for food, not politics and no im not a "russian stooge", i simply don't support either side because of the amount of bias and propaganda coming from both sides. Glory to the people of Russia and Ukraine suffering from war

  • @dbsagacious
    @dbsagacious 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    7:35 Thats the most Alton Brown thing I've seen since Good Eats :)

  • @peterbuiltdriver8816
    @peterbuiltdriver8816 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Semolina, I believe refers to the particular size of the ground grain.
    Pasta is made primarily from Durum wheat, that is true.
    You can get semolina from any wheat but bread wheats are ground to a finer particle size.
    Durum wheat semolina has a higher gluten strength which is better for pasta products.

  • @Ogaitnas900
    @Ogaitnas900 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love that we love noodles so much we made a species for it.

  • @sallymoen7932
    @sallymoen7932 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for explaining this. It's always mystified me.

  • @AndrewKellyTullamore
    @AndrewKellyTullamore 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hi Adam. As kids our mumt(Ireland, 90's) would have made us "Semolina" a dessert, which was essentially a porridge made of semolina flour and milk, with some sugar. It was utterly dreadful.

    • @christopheroliver148
      @christopheroliver148 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agree, and the worst aspect of the sin is that it wrecks perfectly good pasta flour. ;-)

    • @uselessgeneral1299
      @uselessgeneral1299 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      had this as a kid in australia but it was amazing. i made it again years later and its still pretty good.

  • @InternetLad
    @InternetLad 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow those semolina granules look a little boxy, like they'd fit into a square space. . .
    Oh never mind it's a shipstation sponsorship.

  • @stellaz2595
    @stellaz2595 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks! I learned something today.

  • @joshuadoll9000
    @joshuadoll9000 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just a few other tidbits to add to your talking about wheat. There are 6 varieties of wheat grown in the US (Canada grows most of these as well but I don't think we grow them all); Hard Red Winter, Hard White, Soft Red Winter, Soft White, Hard Red Spring, and Durum. There's also a very close relative that's basically a combination of Hard Red and Durum that's known as Kamut; it's the grain they found in King Tut's tomb and makes phenomenal pasta. It can only legally be sold as an organic crop and is very popular in Europe but has a growing market in the US and Canada. Our neighbour is actually one of only 6? companies legally allowed to sell it in Canada; they've been exporting to Europe for decades. Also, here in the Western Canadian prairies durum has become the main variety of wheat grown due to how dry we typically are (we're in drought conditions 8 out of 10 years); we used to be known as the breadbasket of the world due to how much wheat we exported but now a better analogy would be the pasta bowl of the world due to the amount of Durum we export. Our farm grows Durum, Flax, and Canola; it's nice to see more recognition for Durum as most people don't even seem to know it exists.

    • @ErickC
      @ErickC 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And as a former durum miller I would like to express some appreciation for Canadian wheat growers - life was always a whole lot easier when I was milling wheat from Canada.

  • @Cooked-with-Love
    @Cooked-with-Love 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Much much needed topic 🖤

  • @rileylauzon8382
    @rileylauzon8382 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I go to NDSU!!! It’s so cool to see someone from our campus on one of these videos

  • @bradzimmer239
    @bradzimmer239 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    There is more Duram and Wheat grown north in Manitoba Canada. "Manitoba" Flour, is made up mostly of Western Canadian Red Spring, which is more superior than Type 00 Wheat.

  • @BiggyZ32
    @BiggyZ32 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey I live in ND and near a factory with these being produced! It was neat to know something in your videos lol

    • @ErickC
      @ErickC 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It isn't the state-owned mill, is it? I've heard that complex is huge - the mill I worked at is one of the largest in North America, but I heard the one up in North Dakota is even bigger.

  • @2raddude
    @2raddude 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Hey Adam: matzo ball soup! You should try making some. Idk if it would make a good video, but it would certainly make a good meal for you and your family! You can buy frozen matzo balls and it’s the easiest thing to throw them into a pot with some broth for a while with maybe some carrots, celery, rice, and noodles. Thanks for all of the great videos over the years :)

    • @kabukimanindahouse
      @kabukimanindahouse 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      someone would cry that it's cultural appropriation

    • @EnigmaticLucas
      @EnigmaticLucas 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kabukimanindahouse Not if it's done respectfully.
      (unless you're talking about 13-year-olds on Twitter who don't understand the difference between cultural exchange and cultural appropriation and accuse the former of being the latter)

    • @evan8463
      @evan8463 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kabukimanindahouse that comment doesn't make sense because the vast majority of Adam's content is from/about other cultures

  • @hariseldon6668
    @hariseldon6668 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dude, Adam has been hitting the weights! We're gonna have to call him Chadam now

  • @ItsJustMe0585
    @ItsJustMe0585 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This seemed like a boring topic, but is one of the most interesting I've watched so far.