hummus

SOURCE: BALTIMORE BEAT BY: SUSAN MUADDI DARRAJ As a kid growing up in Philadelphia and later in South Jersey, I’d hide my mother’s hummus whenever she’d packed it for lunch because kids were relentless. As I’d open my lunch bag, I’d hear, “That looks like vomit” and “Ewww, what is that stuff Susan’s eating?” Now, thirty years … Continued

SOURCE: ZME SCIENCE BY: MIHAI ANDREI Hummus is one of the world’s oldest and most savored foods, with groups such as the Turks, Greeks, Lebanese, and even Israelis having a rich hummus history. But of all these countries, who can claim hummus as its own? Let’s have a dip into this spicy matter and see what … Continued

Everyone from the Greeks to the Turks to the Syrians have Tried to Claim It. SOURCE: BBC BY: DIANA SPECHLER At Akramawi, a 65-year-old hummus joint by Damascus Gate in Jerusalem, a cook named Nader Tarawe was showing me how to prepare hummus. The recipe for hummus b’tahini (as the dish is named; ‘hummus’ simply means ‘chickpeas’), … Continued