Peak Hummus

Hummus Catches On in America (as Long as It’s Flavored)

2010-07-20T11:40:00.000-07:00

“BACK home, they would shoot me in the head for doing this to hummus,” Majdi Wadi said as he waited to board a flight to Los Angeles, where he would meet with Costco executives to pitch his company’s roster of 14 flavored hummus varieties, including artichoke-garlic and spinach...Read More!

From the NY Times

Here We Go Again...

2010-05-16T05:09:00.000-07:00

Lebanon fires 10-tonne hummus broadside at Israel

BEIRUT (AFP) – Lebanon on Saturday claimed another victory in the continuing battle with Israel over which country can make the largest plate of the chickpea delicacy hummus -- with a 10-tonne broadside.

More than 300 chefs set the new record for hummus, which the Lebanese say is their national dish despite Israeli claims, in the presence of a Guinness World Records representative who confirmed its weight at 10,452 kilograms.

That'd last me a week...read the rest at yahoo news...http://news.yahoo.com

I'd do anything for just one bite!!

2010-04-13T12:41:00.000-07:00

From Israel to the N.B.A., Missing the Hummus

2010-02-17T11:57:00.001-08:00

From the NY TIMES:

Omri Casspi on Hummus in the US:

“Man, I tried it; that’s all I can say,” he said last week during a break in the Kings’ summer league schedule. “I will bring some from Israel, maybe. I’ll let you taste it and you tell me.”

And Isreal's Back on Top

2010-01-08T13:07:00.000-08:00

JERUSALEM — Israel has taken the upper hand in a new kind of Mideast conflict, one in which bullets are replaced by chickpeas. Using a satellite dish on loan from a nearby broadcast station, cooks in an Arab town near Jerusalem whipped up more than four metric tons of hummus...Hundreds of jubilant Israelis, a mix of Arabs and Jews, gathered around the giant dish in the town of Abu Ghosh near Jerusalem on Friday, many of them dancing as a singer performed an Arabic love song to the beige chickpea paste.

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New Hummus world record

2009-10-24T18:17:00.001-07:00

Lebanese chefs react after preparing a massive plate of hummus, seen in the middle, weighing more then 2,056 kilograms, during a bid to break a record previously held by Israel and reclaim ownership over the popular Middle Eastern dish, in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday Oct. 24, 2009. The event is part of a simmering war between Lebanon and Israel over regional cuisine. Lebanese businessmen accuse Israel of stealing traditional Middle Eastern dishes, like hummus, and marketing them worldwide as Israeli products. More...

Peak Hummus is Imminent!!

2009-08-10T13:54:00.000-07:00

As you can see in the graph, the term humus shows a steady and significant growth from 2007 to 2009. The growth in search traffic for the term hummus is even stronger. From The Humus Blog.

Hummus on my Pinky

2009-06-08T11:59:00.000-07:00

Hummus wants to be your friend

2009-04-23T15:08:00.000-07:00

Hummus on Facebook

Pimps Up, Hummus Down

2009-02-20T09:18:00.000-08:00

Thanks Urban Dictionary...

5.	Hummus	7 up, 11 down
	A secret code word teenage boys use in place of "girls" or "hoes". Different types of hummus can mean different types and... flavors of women/girls. Ranch Hummus= Ugly women Garlic Hummus= Old women Hazelnut Hummus= bangable women girls women hoes slut chikpeas by Zach Ernat/David Wilton May 10, 2008 share this add comment

These would probably be good dipped in hummus

2009-02-10T12:42:00.000-08:00

Plocky's Gluten-Free Hummus Chips™

Introducing Plocky’s® all-natural, gluten-free Hummus Chips™ with olive oil. This delightfully crunchy Mediterranean snack is the first-of-it’s-kind made with real hummus. It contains no trans fat, is GMO-free and comes certified Kosher. These tasty chips are the ideal nutritional snack and sure to please the most discerning consumer.

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Available in three varieties: Original, Roasted Garlic and Roasted Red Pepper. Packaged in attractive sturdy bags with extended shelf life.

Unlike hummus, going to the doctor doesn’t taste great on pita

2009-01-26T13:33:00.000-08:00

What if you could have hummus insurance? You paid a monthly premium and whenever you felt like having hummus you could go to your local supermarket and get it at no charge. MORE--->

I Knew It!

2009-01-19T07:34:00.000-08:00

Eating Hummus with Thomas Jeffersommus

2009-01-06T08:54:00.000-08:00

God Loves Hummus!

2009-01-06T08:41:00.000-08:00

2008-11-18T11:45:00.000-08:00

“The grit of my ancestors is unlike anything you can find on paper,” Hummus said. “And my ethos is as frisky as a Wyoming tumbleweed.”

2008-11-18T11:42:00.000-08:00

Israeli pavilion at London tourism exhibition presents huge hummus dish contending for Guinness title of 'largest hummus plate in world

Chickpeas are for Lovers

2008-10-30T08:58:00.000-07:00

For the Hummus Lover on your List...http://www.bunnyoramma.com/hummus.html

Peak Hummus

2008-10-12T17:41:00.001-07:00

Peak Hummus is the point in time when the maximum rate of global hummus production is reached, after which the rate of production enters terminal decline.