Originally Posted by Redrom
There are two different types of Couscous, the grain, and the pasta. Thanks for making me admit my food geekiness, as I knew this before I looked it up on Wikipedia so I could get the backup link...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couscous
It's "treated more like" a grain in some places, but it is made from wheat (usually; apparently it can be made from other grains in some places), and is not a distinct grain in the sense that wheat, corn, barley etc. are. It's a derivative.