YUMMY HUMMUS

Did you know that Israel now holds the Guinness World Record for the largest serving of hummus? It’s true! The village of Abu Ghosh, which is near Jerusalem has broken the world’s record which was previously held by Lebenon. The world’s biggest dish of hummus weighed in at 8,992 pounds. A 20 foot satellite dish was used to display the food.
Ancient Egypt is the originator of hummus, which is one of the world’s oldest foods.
Hummus is an Arabian recipe which is called “hummus bi tahini”, which is a chickpea paste made with sesame butter (tahini). Often other ingredients, such as olive oil, garlic and lemon juice are added to the chickpea & sesame butter to add to the flavour.
Since hummus is such an internationally enjoyed dish, you will often see recipes calling for ‘chickpeas’, ‘garbanzo beans’ or ‘cece beans’ – all of which are translations of the ingredient ‘hummus’.

RECIPE FOR HUMMUS
Ingredients:
One 15 ounce can of chickpeas
Two cloves of minced garlic
Juice from one lemon
½ teaspoon salt
Two tablespoons of sesame butter
Two tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil

Directions:
Drain can of chickpeas and place in a blender or food processor along with all of the other ingredients. Puree to the consistency of paste. You may need to add a small amount of water.
If you desire to have a middle-eastern accent to your hummus, try adding some fresh parsley and a ½ teaspoon of cumin.