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Hummus, Tahini and Panic

March 10, 2007 // 2 Comments

Two weeks ago, a series of packaged Hummus products were recalled from supermarkets all over the UK. A routine check found them to be contaminated with salmonella. No [...]

The Emerging Hummus Market in the US

March 5, 2007 // 3 Comments

American household are embracing the hummus. The packaged hummus products now sell 30 times what they did a decade ago. 10 year ago, most Americans didn’t know what [...]

Hummus instead of Prozac

March 3, 2007 // 21 Comments

A recent research conducted by Israeli scientists, leads to the conclusion that the chickpea was cultivation because of it’s special effect on mood. In a way, [...]

The A-Z of Hummus in Israel

March 2, 2007 // 0 Comments

Ask any Israeli to point out one thing that embodies “Israeliness.” Chances are that nine out ten will say “hummus.” What is it about that pale [...]

A Hummus to die for

February 20, 2007 // 1 Comment

How did Salmonella germs got into the Icelandic Hummus from M&S? Salmonella germs found last Wednesday in two Hummus products, led to a bit of a Hummus-panic across the [...]

Abu Hassan, the glorious Jaffa’s hummus

February 13, 2007 // 22 Comments

Jaffa, an ancient town with a glorious history, turned into a unique culinary gem. Packed with gourmet restaurants and boutique eateries, yet many flock to Jaffa for one [...]

Hummus in the Bible

October 10, 2006 // 12 Comments

A theory, widely attributed to Meir Shalev (as Dr. Dafna Hirsh had commented, the writer and journalist Menahem Kapeliuk thought of it first), claims that hummus was first [...]
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