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June 2008

The Yemen Power: Zhuk (plus recipe)

June 23, 2008 // 44 Comments

Zhuk, a Yemen paste of hot green peppers, is one of the hottest things to spice your food with. Very easy to make, and there’s also a story. Until 1493, the only pepper [...]

A Hummus Girl Blogger

June 19, 2008 // 2 Comments

I’m going through dozens of blogs every week, reading tasteless posts about hummus and tasteless hummus recipes. This one was different. When commenting in other blogs, [...]

Hummus in Japan

June 3, 2008 // 9 Comments

We hadn’t even have the chance to get used to the idea that there’s falafel in China, and now we’re told that there’s hummus in Japan. A lot of it. [...]