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A blog about hummus, falafel, tahini and other middle eastern foods. Recipes, news, articles, reviews and favulous pictures.
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The man who named his son Hummus
Is it really possible that someone would call his son after a legume, and what does that have to do with ancient Roman Philosophers. Found this amusing story in Bintel Blog, a part of Forward’s...
The Largest Hummus Plate ever
Over a 1000 tones of hummus were eaten last week, during Israelis Independance Day (”Yom Haatzmaut”). 400kg (881 pounds) of which in a Jerusalem event, out of a single Guiness-Record size...
Of Hummus, Sweets and Peace
Sharon, a good friend, brought us these lovely looking Syrian sweets last week. She just came back from an Arab-Israeli gathering, held in Jordan, where they discussed some regional ecology issues, es...
10 Common Mistakes in Hummus Recipes
So, you tried making hummus and it came out different then you expected? Here’s a list of common mistakes, that will help you improve and make a better hummus. FOA: Have you checked our Hummus R...
The Fame of Hummus
Tonight was very special for me. I had my 15 seconds of glory on TV, in prime-time Saturday news show at Israel’s Channel 2. I was eating hummus, of course. I’m not at all eager to have my...
The Falafel king Game
At first, I though to myself - what kind of idea this is to make a game about falafel? On the other hand, who would think of such thing as a blog about hummus? True, The Hummus Blog is mainly about hu...
Hummus with Pretzel Crisps?!
Yes, I admit to have eaten the delicacy mentioned in the title once or twice, I’m not proud of that though. And I never tried to convince myself that packaged hummus with pretzels will be good f...
Falafel fact sheet
Sometimes it is shaped like a ball and sometimes like a flat burger. It may have a pail brown color, or be darksome. Have a smooth or grainy texture, and be eaten inside a pita or a Turkish bread. Mak...
What is Tahini
Tahini is the second most important ingredient in hummus, right after the chickpeas. It is eaten by hundreds of millions, everyday, from China to Greek and Africa. Only, in some yet evolving part of t...
Hummus: is it Israeli or Arab?
Most Israelis, and many people around the world, believe hummus to be an Israeli dish. On the other hand, when they want to eat good hummus, most Israelis will go to an Arab hummus place. So how inven...