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Chan790

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68. In the strictest most-honest sense...

Fri May 23, 2014, 12:44 PM

May 2014

hummus means crudites dip made with legumes.

That's it. No further precision. It's as generic as "bean dip."

If you took a Mexican bean dip recipe made with pinto or black beans...and started to produce it commercially in Turkey or the Middle East for sale there, it would be marketed, stocked and labeled as hummus. (Probably "American-style hummus" or "Mexican-style hummus" to clarify it wasn't what was typically sold as hummus.) There is no local content-signifier or brand appellation...it's just bean dip. For Americans, it's bean dip being produced in the style of the Middle East.

The irony here is that most hummus produced in Turkey doesn't mean the requirements Sabra is asking for to be sold as hummus.

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Big Hummus wants the government to regulate your hummus [View all] Recursion May 2014 OP

I love my Sabra hummus babylonsister May 2014 #1

That's the brand my parents buy sakabatou May 2014 #12

Can one not just read the label. MineralMan May 2014 #2

If it doesn't have chickpeas in it, it's not hummus, it's that simple. Spider Jerusalem May 2014 #33

Except all of the examples in the op pipoman May 2014 #35

Sure it is, because *it's not hummus*. Spider Jerusalem May 2014 #37

So a hummus purist is going to pipoman May 2014 #39

Not really, no Spider Jerusalem May 2014 #42

Is "hummus" a brand? pipoman May 2014 #47

Or 'turkey ham' and 'turkey bacon'? (nt) muriel_volestrangler May 2014 #40

or turkey bacon? SQUEE May 2014 #41

In the United States, hummus is not one of the foods that has MineralMan May 2014 #49

This would be incorrect. Chan790 May 2014 #64

My translation came from the OED, blame them Spider Jerusalem May 2014 #71

It's commonly made with fava beans in many places in the Middle East. Codeine May 2014 #70

In fairness, if it says BLACK BEAN HUMMUS, it at least suggests you may want to look at the label. karynnj May 2014 #77

So long as they identify the ingredients who cares? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2014 #3

Eat humus? I've been dumping it in my garden FSogol May 2014 #4

I like Sabra's BainsBane May 2014 #5

Non-fat hummus? gollygee May 2014 #6

yeah, and hummus is healthy already BainsBane May 2014 #7

"non-dairy half and half" Recursion May 2014 #10

I get irritated when I see edamame hummus Dorian Gray May 2014 #8

DO YOU THINK THAT'S BAD? LOOK AT WHAT THEY CALL A MARTINI THESE DAYS !!!111!!! kwassa May 2014 #9

Well, I do like my gin and vermouth with a twist! Try getting a martini in Barcelona... Luminous Animal May 2014 #13

I've heard that ordering a Martini in Europe gets you vermouth on the rocks. kwassa May 2014 #14

Those poor bastards. Luminous Animal May 2014 #16

Vermouth is good in cooking, too. kwassa May 2014 #24

Yes, if you want gin & vermouth you have to order a "martini cocktail" Recursion May 2014 #23

so I was a hipster, and didn't even know it. kwassa May 2014 #25

If hummus is outlawed, only outlaws will have hummus jmowreader May 2014 #11

I don't think that USA-ans prefer edamame "hummus", I think it about preserving a cultural Luminous Animal May 2014 #18

Bourbon must be made in Kentucky Recursion May 2014 #27

Not any more jmowreader May 2014 #75

You picked three foods American producers stole the names of jmowreader May 2014 #31

Dip? Spread? Because they are not hummus. Luminous Animal May 2014 #32

Actually, they are. Chan790 May 2014 #67

The word hummus is the actual arabic and hebrew word for chickpea. Luminous Animal May 2014 #74

Parma, Kobe and Chamgane are places muriel_volestrangler May 2014 #43

Guacamole is made from avocados. Now I'm going to be challenging myself all day KittyWampus May 2014 #50

It's actually a disingenous effort by a major corporation to label all product not-their-own... Chan790 May 2014 #66

And most industries that ask for regulation pipoman May 2014 #38

One way of cutting the crime rate! whistler162 May 2014 #73

I like hummus, but only buy it when it's on sale. reformist2 May 2014 #15

Simple. Mix chickpeas, tahini, garlic, olive oil and whatever amount of lemon juice you like. enough May 2014 #19

+1. Also, add a dash of Tabasco and some red pepper flakes. FSogol May 2014 #21

That's what I mean about having it just as you like it. For me, the hots enough May 2014 #22

I adore Tabasco to no end, but the best, the only, way to make spicy hummus sir pball May 2014 #29

Hmmm......interesting, much to ponder here. (nt) enough May 2014 #82

Let's not forget the rough-cut cumin leaves Scootaloo May 2014 #78

At least the examples all have tahini. surrealAmerican May 2014 #17

There's a second table of tahini-less offerings, sadly Recursion May 2014 #26

Sabra hummus tastes like spackle. LeftyMom May 2014 #20

LOL Chellee May 2014 #30

Garlic's good! But yes, Sabra's no better than store brand Scootaloo May 2014 #79

It's ironic that you posted this story on the same day that I posted this in LBN: TexasTowelie May 2014 #28

Or you make it yourself: DetlefK May 2014 #34

When I have time pipoman May 2014 #36

I don't use preservatives when I can. Le Taz Hot May 2014 #45

The foam part of the previous post indicated pipoman May 2014 #46

I've not tried it yet Le Taz Hot May 2014 #51

The Fresno Deli Le Taz Hot May 2014 #44

Labeling and words are important. The cultural ignorance KittyWampus May 2014 #48

No matter the intentions of this, I kind of agree. chrisa May 2014 #52

In the strictest most-honest sense... Chan790 May 2014 #68

Government regulations? Really? randys1 May 2014 #53

I like the real thing get the red out May 2014 #54

I like White Bean Hummus ... I despise Garbanzo beans Trajan May 2014 #55

I make my own...couldn't be easier Not Me May 2014 #56

How long can you store this cally May 2014 #57

We make about a pint at a time... Not Me May 2014 #63

Leave out the sugar in it and I might agree for the need for regulation cally May 2014 #58

If I market "chocolate popcorn" and there is more chocolate than popcorn to be found in the product cleanhippie May 2014 #59

If you market chocolate popcorn and it contains hominy and cayenne Recursion May 2014 #60

Actually that sounds like most top-shelf chocolate bars these days Scootaloo May 2014 #80

I like Cedar's brand Autumn Colors May 2014 #61

I only had to read the headline to know this was going to be Sabra. Chan790 May 2014 #62

It's terribly bland. Codeine May 2014 #69

Sabra Supremely Spicey or Garlic hummus is anything but bland. phleshdef May 2014 #72

In related news: Hummus, other dips sold at Target and Trader Joe's recalled for listeria risk PoliticAverse May 2014 #65

I have thought it weird that suddenly many bean dips are labeled "hummus" karynnj May 2014 #76

I'm not sure I want to live in a world where such a thing as "Big Hummus" exists. 11 Bravo May 2014 #81

We get ours from a local falafel place. cyberswede May 2014 #83

I make my own, thank you. Avalux May 2014 #84

I feel that way about herbal "teas" DavidDvorkin May 2014 #85

Chickpeas/garbanzos have ALL the essential amino acids. So do Soy Beans. McCamy Taylor May 2014 #86

Whatever, Sabra. I don't eat your hummus LiberalElite May 2014 #87