Hummus : Aye or Nay?

[Scheherazade]

Just come across this article (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15148342) in BBC's Magazine and could not help how popular hummus actually is.

I cannot stand it and often flabbergasted at the different types of hummus available at the shops.

So, hummus: aye or nay?

[Revolte]

as someone who cried before over eating cow, honestly hummus is amazing, it taste good, it only gets crap because its a vegan food or this thread wouldnt exist, seriously it wouldnt and you all know it. its dumb that vegetarians like myself with good damn hearts end up as the talk of the day with stuff like this just because its so wierd to so manny idk new combers? lets face it it became a trend a while ago at least for all the cool drunk wannabee punk rockers. but yeah you know what hummus wins, it wins in taste and hell it wins in placement of our everyday life, its part of something bigger then food and if all the apathetic chaps dont wanna comment on it, whatever but be straight up we all know this kinda stuff hit face on. hummus wins i consume it, always will, so no matter what, it will survive, if it dies whatever my best friends a cook, make some more, its back it wins yup. all this for hummus, small food, with a lot of reasons. and thats why its a topic on one of the biggest websites ever.

yay for me lol

[TheFifthElement]

It's the food of the Gods :D

[Helga]

I like it, I am a vegetarian but I don't think it matters when it comes to hummus, it's tasty for all (almost).

[Revolte]

It's the food of the Gods :D

you know whats up

[Charles Darnay]

I have never heard the anti-vegan/anti-hummus complex. I am not a vegetarian and I love hummus. Some of the "new hummus" that keep coming out get a bit ridiculous. Simple things like garlic or chili flakes (or other spices) are fine - but there are some weird ones out there - avocado?

But the best hummus is the homemade kind!

[Themis]

Definitely aye!

Have to agree with Charles Darnay: it's best if the hummus is home-made.

[papayahed]

I didn't realize hummus was such a hot botton topic.

Anyways, Aye. I like it with pita bread.

[iamnobody]

I love hummus and I'm not a vegetarian. It's just yummy!

[<Trinity>]

hummus + almonds = DELICIEUX!!!!!!

[prendrelemick]

I like it with a thick slice of bacon on top, so all that grease runs down into it.

[Vonny]

Another definite Aye!

[OrphanPip]

I eat lunch at a Lebanese restaurant quite often and so I've gotten used to it, but it's not an enthusiastic aye.

[Vonny]

I like it with a thick slice of bacon on top, so all that grease runs down into it.

Think about that poor little pig you're eating :frown2:

Oh, I'm not picking on ya. I often have the same kind of menfolk across the table from me.

I mean this with a :) really. Sometimes my posts don't come out as I mean them.

[Paulclem]

Shouldn't it be yay or nay or aye or no.

I'm sorry I'm being picky.

Anyway it's yay/aye for me. Hummus is the single most delectible chickpea product I can think of. Come to think of it, it's the only one I can think of . ..Apart from chickpea pie which is in an altogether different league....I'm rambling I realise because it's that just-got-to-work-what-am-I-supposed-to-be-doing moment.

[TheFifthElement]

Anyway it's yay/aye for me. Hummus is the single most delectible chickpea product I can think of. Come to think of it, it's the only one I can think of . ..Apart from chickpea pie which is in an altogether different league....I'm rambling I realise because it's that just-got-to-work-what-am-I-supposed-to-be-doing moment.

Falafel. It's a close call but hummus still wins for me. Actually yesterday I had a falafel salad with hummus and it was heaven in a bowl :D

[Vonny]

Falafel. It's a close call but hummus still wins for me. Actually yesterday I had a falafel salad with hummus and it was heaven in a bowl :D

I have to find out what that is. I want heaven in a bowl! Paul probably can't relate though, lol!

[billl]

It always seems a little difficult/expensive. I've had it, and it was OK, so I'm neutral. Just seems a better idea to eat something else, generally. Some cashews, and a hunk of cheese. A few pieces of lettuce. Or microwave some broccoli. I'm not usually interested in actually grinding chickpeas up with spices, or spending kind of a lot for a little container of ready-made stuff.

[Scheherazade]

But the best hummus is the homemade kind!I think the reason I do not like hummus is the homemade kind I used to have as a kid.

My mother used to make it pretty much regularly at home (as a treat, mind you) and all I can remember from those days is it being too oily.

I haven't tried again since then.

[Olga4real]

I tried humus for the first time in TRNC where I worked a couple of years ago and I liked it. Unfortunately it's not available in our town, so I miss it much.

[MANICHAEAN]

Great stuff. Have it nearly every day here in Qatar. Its best when its moist with a drizzle of olive oil & a touch of paprika on top, served with hot, flat hobs & some black olives.

Ummmm. Am looking forward to lunch already!

[Paulclem]

Falafel. It's a close call but hummus still wins for me. Actually yesterday I had a falafel salad with hummus and it was heaven in a bowl :D

falafel is made of chickpeas? I learn a new thing every day, and it demonstrates that I have no idea of what I eat often.

[PoeticPassions]

So, I am not over-exaggerating and completely serious here-- I used to have a hummus addiction. I was hooked. It has only been cured by the fact that I moved back home, where there is no readily available hummus.

I would eat hummus every single day, with possibly only a day break from it. One time, because I think I was really overdoing it on the hummus and it was causing stomach problems, I tried to quit. I lasted for seven days, and then could no longer do it. I would wake up in the morning and feel withdrawals, craving hummus.

I'm glad to be off of it now and find that I have less digestion problems... but still crave it from time to time, so I think I will start making my own.

[TheFifthElement]

falafel is made of chickpeas? I learn a new thing every day, and it demonstrates that I have no idea of what I eat often.

Indeed :D check out this sexy recipe for falafel burgers. Yum. http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/5605/falafel-burgers

[prendrelemick]

Think about that poor little pig you're eating :frown2:

Oh, I'm not picking on ya. I often have the same kind of menfolk across the table from me.

I mean this with a :) really. Sometimes my posts don't come out as I mean them.

Actually, I tend to know the pigs I eat personally.

[Scheherazade]

Actually, I tend to know the pigs I eat personally.And you would not have it otherwise?

:smilewinkgrin:

[Hawkman]

I'm not accustomed to being introduced to my meals, at least, not unless she's particularly tasty,

Hello Clarice, Slurp ;)

[Themis]

Anyway it's yay/aye for me. Hummus is the single most delectible chickpea product I can think of. Come to think of it, it's the only one I can think of . ..Apart from chickpea pie which is in an altogether different league....I'm rambling I realise because it's that just-got-to-work-what-am-I-supposed-to-be-doing moment.

In addition to falafel: roasted chickpeas. Such a great snack!

@PoeticPassions: I don't know what kind of digestion problems you had, but I think it's normal for beans and such to cause, err, winds.

[prendrelemick]

My neighbour rears a few pigs, and I go round and choose one. I know where it has come from, I know it has been well looked after. Can you say the same about your chickpeas?

[Vonny]

My neighbour rears a few pigs, and I go round and choose one. I know where it has come from, I know it has been well looked after. Can you say the same about your chickpeas?

Then the pig had a good life it wouldn't have had otherwise. :nod:

[qimissung]

I do love hummus, although I have only eaten it from a restaurant, and then only occasionally.

Scher, not to be disrespectful, but maybe your Mom's recipe just wasn't that good. :D It happens! Or maybe it's just not to your taste. either/or.

[Paulclem]

I have to find out what that is. I want heaven in a bowl! Paul probably can't relate though, lol!

I can relate - though heaven never quite lives up to the hype.

[Scheherazade]

Scher, not to be disrespectful, but maybe your Mom's recipe just wasn't that good. :D You are lucky that my mother's English is not good enough to understand that!

:D

That is probably the case but I cannot get over it, unfortunately.

[qimissung]

Never tell her I said that!

Anywho, hummas is grainy, and it can be oily-nothing wrong if it doesn't appeal to your tastebuds.

My dad used to make tabouli, which I despised. Anybody else like tabouli?

[OrphanPip]

I like tabouli, there are few foods I really dislike.

[Themis]

My dad used to make tabouli, which I despised. Anybody else like tabouli?

Love it. My mother makes it all the time, but then, she's a great cook.

[Scheherazade]

The OP:
Just come across this article (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15148342) in BBC's Magazine and could not help how popular hummus actually is.

I cannot stand it and am often flabbergasted at the different types of hummus available at the shops.

So, hummus: aye or nay?

[DocHeart]

Not many people know that, but hummus makes fantastic erotic food-play material. It's spreadable, but not runny like cream or cocktail sauce, saving the duvet from an expensive and bothersome trip down the cleaner's. The combination of tahini and garlic most definitely has aphrodisiac powers. Hummus, tzatziki and garlic butter make up the sacred troika of erotic dips.

An enthusiastic Aye.

[Calidore]

Not many people know that, but hummus makes fantastic erotic food-play material. It's spreadable, but not runny like cream or cocktail sauce, saving the duvet from an expensive and bothersome trip down the cleaner's. The combination of tahini and garlic most definitely has aphrodisiac powers. Hummus, tzatziki and garlic butter make up the sacred troika of erotic dips.


Also, it's healthier than chocolate syrup or whipped cream.

[Delta40]

Nay. Eeerk. I'll eat tabbouleh though.

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

Not bothered.
I have tried it once or twice, seemed bland to me, but then I haven't experienced many brands, flavors, available.
Docheart's application is interesting, but then again the blandness would likely result in a blasé approach to the one slathered with it.
I tried Marmite recently, that's pretty powerful stuff right there!

[Delta40]

Gilliatt have you tried Vegemite? Much more superior than marmite or promite! (and for the record, it has erotic uses too....)

[Scheherazade]

In the light of recent suggestions, one is almost tempted to give in and experiment with hummus but it is also a legitimate worry that one's dislike for hummus might put one off anything else associated with it.

I love tabbouleh but only from a plate.