Ptitim
Israeli couscous – sometimes called pearl couscous – is toasted pasta in tiny balls. Despite its name in English, it is not a type of couscous (Hebrew: קוּסְקוּס, kus'kus). The pearls are similar to the ones of the Maltese mhamsa. Ptitim was created in 1953, during the austerity period in Israel. Israel's first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, asked Eugen Proper, one of the founders of the Osem food company, to devise a wheat-based substitute for rice. The company took up the challenge and developed ptitim, which is made of hard wheat flour and toasted in an oven. Ptitim was initially produced with a rice-shape, but after its success Osem also began to produce a ball-shaped variety inspired by couscous.
Source: Wikipedia
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