How do you make ''Thoum''?

Question

I recently had ''Thoum'' ( the garlic paste) and was looking for the recipe and some people told me its only garlic and mayonnaise but it ha steh taste of some other stuff just wanna know if anyone is able to get me the correct recipe

Answer 1

Thoum, is garlic in arabic.

The toum paste or dip that we eat ( mainly with BBQed Chicken) is a combination of crushed garlic and olive oil ( the trick is to drizzle the oil lightly while blending to make a paste ( otherwise they will separate)

we also add to that salt and a few drops of lemon juice.

We no longer use mortar and pestle for this, food processors are perfect for the job.

It can be made with vegetable oil and commercially they do add mayonnaise ( or eggs)  because: 1- they get more volume, 2- it's not as strong and pungent and 3- it helps in binding oil and garlic ( to reduce chances of them separating)

Answer 2

Toum is a garlic sauce as prepared in Lebanon. As well as garlic, it contains Olive Oil and lemon crushed using a wooden mortar and pestle. There is also a variation popular in many villages (Such as Zgharta) where mint is added, called "Zat and Toom"