The Hummus Blog

Rice and Chickpeas: a Recipe with a Story

shooky — Fri, 29 May 2009 12:22:32 +0000

Rice and Chickpeas casserole is one of the best dishes of the Jewish cuisine, and there’s also a nice story behind it. Zeev Galili, our dad, writes about it’s origins and gives the only true recipe. Every ethnic dish has a reason. The motivation behind it’s invention could be religious, historical, social, economical etc. – but [...]

The Best Hummus Video Yet

shooky — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:28:50 +0000

Just in case you wondered – we go over YouTube and other video sites in search for new stuff on a regular basis. Rarely do we find anything exciting that is suitable for this blog. Elahn Zetlin’s recent video was a pleasent surprise. Not only because it’s main theme is Abu Hassan, the hummus guru from Jaffa, [...]

A Nosh of Hummus at New York’s Nanoosh

deb — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:48:39 +0000

With pale wood paneling, recessed green and blue tiling, and lighting that dims as the night progresses, Nanoosh’s atmosphere is far from that of most Israeli hummus joints. This is, after all, Manhattan’s upper west side, just a stone’s throw from Lincoln Center. But the restaurant’s Israeli owners have ensured that the neighborhood’s [...]

Even GOD eats hummus in Tel-Aviv

shooky — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:10:54 +0000

Hummus is gradually becoming one of the Middle-Eats most successfully exported cultural-products. Very much as a result of tourists who experienced it while in the region, and became missionaries. It looks like even god eats hummus when he visits Tel-Aviv, and you know how powerful he is, when it comes to the publics opinion. We got this movie, by Assaf [...]

The Hummus War has Begun

shooky — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:44:46 +0000

Last Sunday, the Hummus Was has finally began. Unlike other wars, this one is going to be fairly harmless, because the fighting will be done by means of marketing, advertising, giveaways and special prices. Calcalist is the #3 business publication in Israel, a relatively new and small newspaper. It’s a very mainstream, nevertheless, so it usually [...]

Fetteh: the Cousin of Hummus (plus recipe)

shooky — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:38:16 +0000

Fetteh, a warm dish of thick yogurt with soft chickpeas, is a delicacy you ought to try. If there are any good Lebanese restaurants near you, that’s a good place to start looking. If not – make it yourself. The concept of Fetteh (or “fata”, depending on who you ask) may sound strange to you at [...]

The Yemen Power: Zhuk (plus recipe)

shooky — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:19:50 +0000

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 outside the American continnent was the one we know today as “black pepper”. And when Christopher Columbus brought the first chilis to Europe, [...]

A Hummus Girl Blogger

shooky — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:25:47 +0000

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, I often use “the hummus guy” as a nickname. I guess it describes well what I’m known for, and it’s a good way to differentiate myself as a blogger, since [...]

Hummus in Japan

shooky — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:32:59 +0000

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. It’ll be old news if I’d tell you that we’re fashionably late after Japan in many of the things we do. And it’s always fascinating to [...]

The Hummus Rap

shooky — Sat, 31 May 2008 16:54:03 +0000

Several times before I adressed the subject of how the Hummus Culture affect the west. On the one hand, there’s no collision of civilizations here – people from different regions fall in love with hummus just the same, regardless of their beliefs. On the other hand – we all know that hummus is far more [...]

Falafel, from Washington to Shunyi

shooky — Sat, 24 May 2008 15:53:01 +0000

In a post called Competing Falafel Unbleached Brun, an American blogger, reviews two Middle Eastern restaurants. One is called Old City Cafe of Jerusalem. The other’s name is Amsterdamm Falafelshop. Both are places making falafel in the US capital, the guy’s hometown. Judging from the pictures (you should certainly visit brun), both places make decent [...]

The man who named his son Hummus

shooky — Fri, 23 May 2008 23:52:20 +0000

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 [...]

New Guinness Recored: Largest Hummus Plate ever

shooky — Sat, 17 May 2008 23:38:31 +0000

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 [...]

Q&A: Israeli vs. Lebanese Hummus

shooky — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:30:12 +0000

Is there a difference between the Israeli and Lebanese versions of hummus? And what the Syrians have to say about it? Plus: two very tasty and strongly recommended blogs. Question: Randy asked: What are the main differences between Israeli style hummus and Lebanese style hummus? Answer: hummus seem to be less dominant in the Lebanese cuisine than it [...]

Hummus in Perspective: Chickpea Varieties

shooky — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:21:59 +0000

The secret for the perfect hummus is combining the best tahini with the right variety of chickpeas. But which one to use? The correct answer is #2. I’ve been asked more than once already what kind of chickpeas is best for hummus, msabbha and other hummus-based dishes. The short answer is: the smallest you can find. This [...]