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[[Image:Bulgar wheat.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Bulgar wheat]]
Bulgur (also bulghur, burghul or pligoúri) is a cereal food made from several different wheat species, but most often from [[durum wheat]].

The key attributes of traditional bulgur production are that the grain is [[parboiled]], [[dried]] (usually by spreading in the sun) and the bran is removed. Bulgur is often confused with [[cracked wheat]], which is made from crushed [[wheat grains]] which have not been parboiled. Although traditionally debranned, bulgur and [[cracked wheat]] products available in shops may or may not have had their bran removed. Thus there are whole-grain, high-[[Dietary fibre|fibre]] versions of each. Bulgur is most often found in Turkish, Middle Eastern, Indian and Mediterranean dishes. It has a light and nutty flavour.

Bulgur can be used in pilafs, soups, bakery goods, or as stuffing, but is best known as a main ingredient in [[tabbouleh salad]] and [[kibbeh]]. Its higher nutritional value makes it a good substitute for [[rice]] or [[couscous]]. In Indian cuisine, bulgur or daliya is also used as a cereal with [[milk]] and [[sugar]].

In Turkey, aside from pilaf(s) made with bulgur, a variety of [[mezes]] and [[main dishes]] are prepared with bulgur.köfte, kısır or ezogelin soup.

== How much does one cup of bulgur wheat weigh? ==
''Estimated [[Generic_conversion_table#Volume|US cup]] to weight equivalents:''

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|Raw Bulgar Wheat||1 Cup||164 g||5.7 oz
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|Cooked Bulgar Wheat||1 Cup||250 g||9 oz
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'''Conversion notes:'''<br />
Every [[ingredient]] has a cups to ounces or grams conversion table. Search for the ingredient, cup to weight conversions are at the end of each ingredient page.

We also have a [[generic conversion table]] and a [[portions per person lookup]].

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Chef at 15:38, 6 October 2024