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 online version. The writer, took a cab to Ta’ami Hummus in the Jerusalem and was surprised to find out the name of the cab driver was “Abu Hummus”. You should check it out – there’s also a picture. Read more
New Guinness Recored: 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 plate.
It was last year when the American Sabra hummus manufacturer set the first Guinness Record for eating hummus in a New-York event. They served their hummus in a plate with a diameter of 3.5 meter (3.8 yards).
Last week a new the record was set in Mahaneh Yehuda market in Jerusalem: Hummus Tzabar, an Israeli hummus manufacturer, served some 400kg (881 pounds) of hummus in a 4 meter (4.35 yard) plate. This incredible hummus feast was documented of course, to verify the Guinness Record commitee it really happened. Here’s one of the pictures:
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, especially water issues.
A few days back, I told Sharon about a high-school student who contacted me recently, and asked if she could conduct a survey among the readers of my Hebrew Hummus Blog. She’s making a film about hummus places and their role as places where Arabs and Israelis meet. She wanted to ask my readers if they think hummus is helping use in getiing closer.
The guys in the convention, mostly academicians like Sharon, thought that writing a blog about hummus is a funny idea. And they were especially emmused with the idea of hummus as a peacemaker, Sharon says. Read more
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 Recipe already?
It is not just a hummus recipe, but the recipe for real hummus.
I’m making hummus for many years, and since this blog came to life I go over many hummus recipes every week, in search for new revelations.
But most hummus recipes I came across in blogs – even good and respectable blogs like the ones I’d list in this post – are simply wrong. True, there are variations and improvements anywhere you look, but many people seem to use improvised hummus recipes, which has nothing to do with the traditional basics.
If you tried making hummus yourself and were disappointed with the outcome, try going trough this checklist of common mistakes in hummus making.
1. Using canned chickpeas instead of dried ones.
(example: Eco Child’s Play).
That’s the most common mistake of all, and it is devastating to both flavor and nutritional value. I devoted a special post for that canned chickpeas thing. Read more
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 face seen on TV, and had given up a few previous opportunities to talk on TV. But this time I couldn’t say no – they offered me to talk about the Hebrew edition of The Hummus Blog.
The story was about SEO (search engine optimization), and a good friend of mine (Roi Shlomi) who was one of the interviewed experts, was kind enough to tell the reporter Miki Peer about my hummus blog, how I rank #1 for “hummus” (in Hebrew) in Google search results. Read more
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 hummus – as the name may suggest – but we haven’t found a game about hummus so far. We do know a game about falafel, though.
It’s called King of Falafel, and the purpose of the game is – more or less – to fill pocket pita breads with falafel balls, salad, potato chips and tahini. If you are acquainted with this traditional constellation, you will probably find this game pretty amusing. If not, well… you should definitely try eating it sometime soon.
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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 for me, or that it tastes good.
In this blog, I already discussed the poor situation of hummus in America, a few times before. Some of the questions asked here by my readers, also shed some light on the subject.
Sabra Greek Olive Hummus
Yet, I was somewhat surprised to read about the new Sabra snack on Jewish Press.
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