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
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 like a second best: a great Falafel.
In the second week of our current visit to Berlin, we met David, a former Israeli who lives in Berlin for many years now.
David was very sympathetic to our sad story about not being able to find good hummus in the city. He suggested we go to Casalot, a Palestinian place in the Mitte quarter, serving traditional Arab dishes (here’s their German site).
Berlin Hummus Special: Part I
Berlin 2007 is huge cosmopolitan metropolis with a population of 4 million, and a feeling of endless choice. Dozens of different tongues are spoken through the city streets, in which people of all nations can be seen and delicacies from all continents can be eaten. Only the hummus sucks.
Ironically, it seems like 9 of every 10 Berliners are fans of Israel. Most Germans living today were taught to loathe nationalism, and detest racism and chauvinist thought of any kind. They are usually very pro-Israel, though, and are eager to express that.
Most Berliners with whom I spoke, had visited Israel at least once, or have Israeli friends, or at least know a word or two in Hebrew - usually “Shalom” - and do their best to use it in a conversation.
Add to that the fact that Berlin has a large population of immigrants from the middle-east - Israelis, Lebanese, Egyptians, Syrians, Palestinians, Jordanian, Iranians and mainly Turkish - and you’d understand how come they know what shawarma, falafel and pita are. And yes, they also ate hummus - but the chances are it did not have Tahini in it. Read more
Anti-Bush Voting for Hummus
Some of you may have already seen this hummus-related-humor video; Elon Gold, a stand-up comedian, is talking about hummus and politic. Well, I decided I have some things toI want say about it. And for those of you who didn’t: be patient. It’s pretty annoying in the beginning, only to become VERY funny in the end.
Gold’s theory explains how come the Palestinians voted for hammas, and American elected George W. Bush. It sound perfectly reasonable - and very funny, although you might get a little upset at first (Especialy if you didn’t vote to George W. Bush.
Watch it, then read the rest of the post.
So, ironically, it turns out that Gold is an Anti-Bush activist…
Or some would probably classify him that way.I’m not that much into Anti-Bush humor myself (in Israel we have many evil politicians of ourself). Also, I don’t think W. is as stupid as some people say he is, which make some of the Anti-Bush jokes less funny and actually pretty dumb.I do think, though, that George Bush Junior is the worst president US could ever had such a time in history, when it could benefit from being not only bold, but also smart and humane and generous - which it isn’t. And that’s bad for people all over the world, not just for Liberal Democrats in Americans.Plus, I saw Fahrenheit 911 [Trailer], and “Supersize America”, and read Joseph Stiglitz’s book (which I might talk about more in a future post). I hate Neo-Conservatism and Evangelism and Fascism - no matter what form they take, and if they occur in Israel, the US or any other place.
So is eating hummus an Anti-Bush act? In some way it is, at list for me - and maybe also for Gold, I don’t know. Because it reminds us how Palestinians and Israelis - as well as rich and poor people or Muslims and Christians - are already bound together, so they ought to have to learn to live with one another.
Bushism is about making other people more like you - so it’s about McDonald’s hamburgers. Anti-Bush kind of thought is about eating hummus, which is a demonstration of our rewarding co-existence with people and cultures different of ours.
Above all, in my eyes Elon Gold’s stand-up is beautifully naive, in a good way. His “characters” are good people, from both sides, who can’t understand whygood people elect bad leaders. This is how many people in Israel also feel about our current leadership, and also about the given alternatives.
Everything you need to know about Msabbha (plus Recipes)
Recently, more and more people ask me about Msabbcha, after hearing of it’s divine nature. Some, after trying it for themselves, usually devastated of how good it is. This sister-of-hummus dish is certainly the best invention since hummus - or is it the other way around?
The hardest part with Msabecha (Arabic: مسَبّحة, Hebrew: מסבחה) is probably the pronunciation part. No… when come to think of it, the greater challenge is spelling the name of the damn dish. Mmm… Pardon my French, this DIVINE dish.
Should it be Masubha? Or maybe Msabbaha or Msabcha?
Know what? Forget about the spelling. Realize that: It’s a dish, somewhat similar to hummus, which when properly made is even better… Read more
Hummus Place: 3rd time the charm
And since we already mentioned Hummus Place, it’s in place to add the they have two more NYC branches now. Jessica from FoodMayhem wrote about it and linked to a Google Map with all three locations marked on it.
And if you haven’t seen th Hummus Place video yet, than you definitely should.
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 how to make real hummus.
Hummus Place is a New-York restaurant serving mostly hummus and middle-eastern dishes. I never been there, but people who did say their hummus is pretty good, so you can trust Shay - one of the owners, and the guy explaining the process of making hummus in the video - to know what he’s talking about.
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