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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 Hummus War has Begun
Last Sunday, the Hummus Was has finally began. Unlike other wars, this one is going to be fairly harmless, because the fighting will be done by means of marketing, advertising, giveaways and special p...
Using Baking Soda
When cooking chickpeas, baking soda is used to soften the peas. Some say it affects the nutritional value and the flavor of the hummus. I tend to disagree. One of the comments I do remember out of th...
Oops…
While moderating recent comments, I made a fatal mistake and deleted some 20 comments or so. If any of you guys wrote a comment which didn’t show up, please write them again. And in the words of...
The Hummus Diet: cause it works mate!
Yes, it sounds crazy, but you can eat hummus and actually get thin. Just don’t eat too much of them pita breads. A friend of my parents (who’s a medical doctor, by the way) tried the Blood...
Rescued by Hummus
I had one of my molar tooth yanked last Tuesday. A very nasty experience, I can tell you. In fact, it was so horrible that I bravely decided not to go into the details. Anyhow, as I sat at home a few ...
Inside the Israeli Pita
Falafel, an ancient dish from Egypt, found itself in our era in the middle of this civilization collision mess. If only all other outcomes of cultural conflicts were so tasteful. I’m afraid we ...
Pseudo hummus
It’s not enough to call a certain dish “hummus” for it to become hummus. If I had a nickel for every strange looking hummus I saw, I would probably have some… 20 bucks by now. ...
Falafel with Dada, Hummus with Nasrallah
Berlin hummus special, part II After a week in Berlin, without real hummus, I was ready to go a long way - literally - to eat my favorite dish. Finally, after some scary experiences, I got what seemed...
Video Tutorial: Making Hummus like in New-York’s Hummus Place
In our new video Shay, one of the guys from Hummus Place in New-York, is sharing the recipe and showing who to make real hummus. Hummus Place is a New-York restaurant serving mostly hummus and middle...
Israeli Salad recipe
Low in calories, very simple to make, and extremely tasty and nutritionally rich, the Israeli salad is a great addition to any food table. Until recent years, I didn’t even know it is an “...
Who stole my hummus?
Hummus, Falafel and Shawarma ARE Arab foods. And they are also Israeli foods. Those who claim differently, too often lack the knowledge or the wisdom to see things as they really are. I already addres...
Hummus in Berlin
Here’s a place I’m sure to visit on my next trip to Berlin. Just came across a place that combines two of my favorites, Berlin and Hummus: Berlin’s HummusGarten. I was not aware that...
Hummus Abu Dahbi, the Reggae hummus
In the middle of Tel-Aviv, a tense and busy city of business, politics, cafes and clubbing, a place of good hummus and good music is more then a haven - it’s oasis. In the case of “Abu Da...
Online Encounters from the 3rd Kind
This hummus blog thing is very awkward for me. Not because I think a blog about hummus is a strange thing, but - I suppose - mainly because English is not my mother tongue. You see, when writing in He...
Old city of Acre (Akko): Humus Said
Humus Said is located in the market at the old city of Acre. Both are a must if you come around this region of the world. Humus Said, specifically, is considered one of the best hummus places in the m...
Old Jerusalem Part II: Hummus Lina
The admired hummus place of Lina’s, is making the same hummus for 35 years now. Besides being exquisite for itself, it has a one of a kind surroundings. Check out these photos. Part I: Old Jeru...
A holy experience in old Jerusalem
On our way to the admired hummus place of Lina, we took some fascinating pictures of old Jerusalem. The atmosphere was truly enchanting. Most people go to Homus Lina* through Jaffa Gate, the gate thr...
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...
The 3 basic variations of hummus
In future posts I’ll present other variations of hummus. This time, lets talk about the basic threesome. There are lots of variations to the basic hummus with various additions, such as hummus w...
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...