100 Facts in 100 Days: Fact 29
Posted on July 27, 2006 @ 11:13 pm
29. I could live on hummus (or “chickpea spread” as I’ve heard it called a few times in the South). I eat hummus like most Americans eat peanut butter, or like Australians eat that disgusting Vegemite stuff. Of course, short of going to a restaurant that serves Middle Eastern cuisine, it’s tough to get good hummus. After years of searching, I’ve finally found a decent store-bought brand: Wild Garden Hummus Dip (available at Cost Plus World Market). Mmm…it’s wonderful.
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you don’t like athenos hummus? their roasted garlic hummus is like heaven. for a while at a grocery store I worked they had little hummus lunchables, with hummus and little mini-pitas. nummy!
Mmmmmmm hummus…. *Homer Simpson drool* aaagghhhhhhh
I make EXCELLENT hummus, if I do say so myself.
Or you can grind it up yourself! It’s pretty easy to make… Garbonzo beans, garlic, tahini (sesame paste), olive oil, lemon juice. I like to add black olives to mine to give it a slightly nuttier flavor. Roasted red pepper is good too.
My old roommate and his brother are bringing to market a brand of domestically-produced hummus and other Middle Eastern foods called THE JOEYNESS. Right now I believe it’s mainly available in the NYC area, but they have plans to take it national. There’s a site, but as of right now all it’s got is contact info, though I saw an early version of the full site and it will be nifty: http://www.joeyness.com
Personally, I could (and have) live off the stuff, it’s that good.
I’m with you– it’s hard to find good hummus– that athenos stuff isn’t smooth enough, and the flavored stuff is just– not authentic!
Here’s a fun twist to hummus: hummus ali foul (sounds like fool). “Foul” is the ME equivalent of refried beans– basically fava beans, usually mashed and heated with onion, some times tomato, garlic, (lots of garlic) and olive oil. You put some of that in the bottom of the dish, the hummus on top, with extra olive oil and garlic on top of that. YUMMMMMY.