The Hummus Blog

21 Minutes of immense Pleasure

shooky — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 13:59:11 +0000

If there ever was a special Emmy award for hummus related TV, this episode of Good Eats would have definitely won. Until that happens, the award is all yours. Watch this video. In most countries (including Israel) people are not familiar with this TV series, but in the States, Good Eats is a very popular [...]

Legumes in Passover, and more

shooky — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 00:51:35 +0000

Or: why is it a Mitzvah (religious commandment) to eat Masabcha in Passover. Also: what did our ancestors knew about cannabis that we still don’t know? “Rabbi Yehoshua Ben Perachyah says: make yourself a Rav (teacher), acquire for yourself a friend and judge every man favorably” Pirkei Avot, chapter 1, Mishna 6 First of all: [...]

Red Skhug: a Recipe and a Story

shooky — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 11:17:42 +0000

Skhug, if you will, is the Middle-Eastern version of Tabasco – only a little thicker and much more tasty. It is everywhere you look, especially if there’s hummus on the table. Skhug (*) is one of several traditional hot pastes, that are common in Middle Eastern and North African cuisines – including the Moroccan Sahka, [...]

Lebanese Hummus in Tel-Aviv

shooky — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 20:58:21 +0000

During the recent “Hummus War” most Israelis were less worried about who wins and mainly became curious about how the Lebanese version of the dish tastes. And so, Lebanese hummus places in Tel-Aviv seem to do very well these days. Some 120 years ago, my great grandfather, Zeev, found love in Lebanon. He married my [...]

Squeeze Z Hummus: Message in a squeeze bottle

shooky — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:51:13 +0000

Some people I know find this idea no less than appalling, but Squeeze Z Hummus – the hummus in a squeeze bottle – seems like a promising product for the American market. To be honest – we thought it’s a hoax at first. True, Americans have a known tendency to do strange things with hummus, [...]

New Year’s Hummus

shooky — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:18:07 +0000

A Greeting for Jewish New-Year, with a few words of explanation [Read the explanation, than watch the video]. Rosh Hashana is the Jewish New-Year, which according to ancient tradition is the day when all creation started. It is also the day in which our good and bad deeds are weighed and calculated, up in the [...]

iHummus: Hummus in your iPhone

shooky — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 09:30:15 +0000

Yeah, that’s kind of silly – having a wipeable hummus metaphor in your iPhone. But I guess it’s somewhat like having a blog about hummus. Despite my basic affection for advanced technology, I’m a very conservative user of cellular phones. As a matter of fact, I only recently upgraded my cellphone to a model that [...]

Hummus and the City

Yohay Elam — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 22:36:18 +0000

The appearance of hummus in “Sex and the City 2″ is great news for hummus lovers and hummus manufacturers in the US. Hummus is definitely on this year’s fashion collection [Image credit: miss604 on Flickr.] Sex and the City 2 was heavily promoted – huge posters showing the four shining girls could be seen everywhere. [...]

Just how Successful Hummus is in North America

shooky — Sat, 22 May 2010 22:24:45 +0000

Hummus is on the rise. We’ve already discussed the rise of web searches for hummus on Google. The following examples don’t dive into stats and graphs, but show the success of hummus in North America. First, let’s look at this picture: Thanks to shane_curcuru on Flickr for the picture. We see here a full aisle of [...]

The 11.5 Ton Lebanese Hummus Plate & The Zionist Conspiracy

shooky — Wed, 19 May 2010 11:36:12 +0000

Another Guinness record for the largest hummus plate was set by Lebanese – 11.5 tons this time. But is it possible – and I’m just thinking out loud – that some people take this too seriously? The famous 300 Lebanese chefs did it again. Earlier this month they broke the recent Guinness Record, set on [...]

Sweden: the Nordic hummus superpower

shooky — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:02:23 +0000

Sweden is quickly becoming the Nordic superpower of hummus. Not only can you eat hummus in Lebanese restaurants in Stockholm, but you can find packaged hummus from Sweden in supermarkets all over the region. Us Israelis, have a long history of special relationship with the Swedish people. They saved a lot of jews during WWII [...]

Pasta e-Ceci: Italian Chickpea Soup with Pasta

shooky — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:13:40 +0000

The Middle-Eastern cuisine is not the only that uses chickpeas to make delicious dishes. This one is a traditional Italian recipe, which is wonderful for cold days and is so rich that it can be served as a main course. Don’t tell anyone, but in the rare moments when we’re not eating hummus we are [...]

New Guinness Record: SMALLEST hummus plate ever

shooky — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:40:39 +0000

Spread the word: a new Guinness record was set, and this time it’s Israeli. The smallest hummus plate ever is 39mm in diameter, with 14 grams of superb Israeli hummus. Bit that. Asstonished from the recored-breaking 2 ton hummus plate from Lebanon, we decided it’s time The Hummus Blog will set a record of it’s [...]

The new Lebanese Guinness record and how it made me famous

shooky — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:56:47 +0000

Many journalists, Israeli and from abroad, has contacted me lately, asking questions about the so called “Hummus War” I’ve been covering here, and also in the highly popular Hebrew edition of the blog. And when the new Lebanese Guinness Record (a 2-ton hummus plate) was declared the flow of attention doubled. Some of you probably [...]

Omri Casspi: I miss Hummus!

shooky — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:29:55 +0000

At the age of 21 he is a national hero, on his way to the NBA. So yes, Omri Casspi may be living his dream, but nothing would make him happier now than a large plate of hummus. Yohuy Eilam, Forex Crunch blog. People are looking up to Omri Casspi. It’s not only because of [...]