What is hummus, i just know its like a paste and you eat it.

Question

What is hummus, i just know its like a paste and you eat it.

Answer 1

Mainly chickpeas.  

Answer 2

Hummus almost always has tahini (ground up sesame seeds) in it as well as chick peas. It often has garlic and olive oil. Here is my favorite hummus recipe:

Ingredients

    * 4 garlic cloves, minced and then mashed

    * 2 15-oz cans of garbanzo beans (chickpeas), drained and rinsed

    * 2/3 cup of tahini (roasted, not raw)

    * 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice

    * 1/2 cup water

    * 1/4 cup olive oil

    * 1/2 teaspoon of salt

    * Pine nuts (toasted) and parsley (chopped) for garnish

Method

1 In a food processor, combine the mashed garlic, garbanzo beans, tahini, lemon juice, 1/2 cup water, and olive oil. Process until smooth. Add salt, starting at a half a teaspoon, to taste.

2 Spoon into serving dish and sprinkle with toasted pine nuts and chopped parsley.

Serve with crackers, raw dip vegetables such as carrots or celery, or with pita bread. You can cut the pita bread into thin triangles, brush with olive oil and toast for 10 minutes in a 400°F oven to make pita chips with which to serve the hummus.

Makes about 3 cups.

Answer 3

its a puree of chickpeas (garbanzo beans) tahini olive oil lemon juice salt sometimes roasted red peppers or garlic its good on pita

Answer 4

It's a Middle Eastern snack.  My favorite paste to eat was always Elmer's.

Answer 5

Hummus (also spelled hamos, houmous, hommos, hommus, hummos, hummous or humus; see romanization of Arabic) is a dip or spread made from cooked, mashed chickpeas, blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic. Hummus is a popular food in various local forms throughout the Middle Eastern world.[1]

Answer 6

Hummus is a great sauce of nutrients. Hummis is made from Chic Peas.

(Garbonzo)  after you puree the chic peas, add  a little olive oil, lemon juice and garlic

Answer 7

Don't mess with the Zohan lol. Its pureed chick peas or garbanzos.

Answer 8

it is ground up chick peas and it is delicious

Answer 9

I object Good Fresh Homemade Hummus does not taste like paste. It can be made with all kinds of different spices & veggies, not just plain... I like mine spicy.

Basically it's Bean Dip made with Chickpeas instead of Pinto Beans with different seasonings.

Answer 10

Hummus is something you either love or you hate. It sounds really good but I Hate it!! But then again i'm not a fan of chickpea's either which they didn't tell me that's what it was until after i tried it. Nothing like almost throwing up on family members as they laugh at the face you make.  

Answer 11

its a pure of chickpeas and like seasonings.

its delicious. its middle eastern and you can dip it with pita bread

Answer 12

Hummus is a spread made out of finely ground boiled chick peas,Tahine (sesame seed paste )olive oil,lemon juice , garlic and salt.

Arabs always eat this with their Arabic bread called kabosh or the modern pita pocket.

This is one of the best Arabic and Middle Eastern contribution in culinary.