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Hummus
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Chickpeas date back over 10,000 years and are one of the first ever legumes to be cultivated. Add tahini (a paste made from ground sesame seeds) and lemon juice and you have yourself a hummus. There is a lot of controversy surrounding hummus as a dish and the consensus seems to be that it is a dish "claimed by all by owned by no one" in the Middle East. However, the first ever recipe for hummus dates back to Egyptian times. A recipe was found in an Egyptian cookbook that called for cold pureed chickpeas, vinegar, pickled lemon, and spices. With that being said, the recipe omits tahini - so is it actually a hummus? The questions stands. But a known fact is indeed is that hummus is a wildly delicious treat served warm in Israel, typically for lunch and requires a serious nap afterwards. Great to make for your
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Denise Cusini
Mar 26 2025
🙋🏻♀️
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Ellie Schwarz
Mar 04 2024
חיים בלב!
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Tahini
Feb 28 2024
Idk about y’all, but i didn’t use even half of the amount of tahini this calls for and it was still too much tahini. Also ended up using 4 lemons.
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Ashley Jacobson
Feb 28 2024
Best recipes!!!!
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Yair
Feb 02 2024
Hi Ben, it's not salt, it's Bicarbonate of Soda
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Armine
Sep 12 2023
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Annie
Jun 01 2023
What is shug?
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Morag Grant
Feb 02 2023
Amazing thanks for sharing 🥰
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Ben
Feb 02 2023
Hi Ben, it's Ben! Say, why the salt in the soking water? Doesn't it go against everything we know about cooking legumes and beans? Thx!
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