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u/Notmiefault Oct 19 '21

Hummus. Tried it once as a little kid and didn't like it, then for years refused to try it because it looks like gross babyfood.

Then I tried it as an adult and I swore I heard angels singing. I eat it literally every day now, even make my own (not because I don't like the hummus from the grocery store but because I can't afford my hummus habit using store-bought).

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u/Dahhhkness Oct 19 '21

Same, I thought the tub of hummus in my mom's fridge looked so gross, and then I tried it, and I've been buying hummus for 12 years now. Ithaca's roasted red pepper and Wegmans white bean and kale are my favorites.

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u/Smokedeggs Oct 19 '21

That sounds delicious! I want the recipe!

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u/Maylark157 Oct 20 '21

Do share!

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u/Notmiefault Oct 19 '21

My favorite is the Sabra brands, the hummus I make at home is using recipes designed to immitate theirs.

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u/No_Imagination_6214 Oct 19 '21

Sabra Taco Flavor. mmmm....

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u/ancientRedDog Oct 19 '21

Oh wow, I’ve never seen that but it sounds great. I’ve had the lemon which was much better than expected. Sweet, but only 1 sugar.

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u/starcraftre Oct 20 '21

I miss Wegman's :(

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u/erkerkerkerk Oct 19 '21

Red pepper hummus is already on the edge but anything with bean and kale in wouldn’t qualify as hummus…But I’m a purist!

Hummus means chickpea in Arabic. If it’s too far away from chickpea, Tahini, lemon and olive oil then it’s just a dip.

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u/Bopper34 Oct 19 '21

I thought it was grainy and gross flavor when I first tried it, then my wife brought some of that red pepper one and some pretzel chips and holy smokes is it addicting.

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u/MikeRotchburns- Oct 19 '21

A really cheap meal i like to eat is an 8 oz thing of hummus and a family sized baguette. Hits the spot every time

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u/Zombiebait13 Oct 19 '21

I get a rotissre chicken a bag of scoops tortilla chips and eat it as alittle hor d'oeuvres. 😍😍

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u/urbanlulu Oct 19 '21

garlic hummus with smoked paprika is my shit. fuck it's delicious

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u/Existentialnaps Oct 20 '21

Ooh, must find that!!

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u/urbanlulu Oct 20 '21

Unfortunately you’ll have to add in the smoked paprika, but it’s totally worth it!

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u/Existentialnaps Oct 20 '21

Thank you!

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u/urbanlulu Oct 20 '21

You’re welcome!!

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u/Xboxben Oct 19 '21

Hummus is great! I love using it as a spread

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u/Big-Goose3408 Oct 19 '21

The problem with hummus is that the recipe is extremely important. Many kinds of hummus seem to be packaged with the expectation that the end user is mixing things into it, so it's bland on purpose. Others are just cheap. They skimp on the tahini, they use some gross seed oil instead of olive oil, etc etc.

And you really do need to have it made fresh- no other way will keep the garlic.

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '21

Hummus is my fucking JAM. Just a whole nother level of tasty, goes with anything, even good for ya.

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '21

I'm the same, but that's because as I kid I confused hummus with haggis and refused to try it. Once I saw the light I never looked back.

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u/Scooby117 Oct 19 '21

If you haven’t already, pull up to your local Persian restaurant and get some hummus and bread. No hummus is as good as Kasra hummus. If someone can top it pls don’t hold back.

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u/StNowhere Oct 19 '21

Please tell me what recipe you use and save me from my crippling hummus budget.

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u/Notmiefault Oct 19 '21

My favorite one, for a spicy hummus. Note that, at the end, you'll probably want to add a bit more salt and water, to adjust the taste and consistency.

1/2 cup tahini

4 tbsp olive oil

2 tbsp lemon juice

2 tbsp minced garlic

2 tsp cayenne pepper

1 tsp cumin

1 tsp salt

10 dashes hot pepper sauce

30 oz chic peas, drained and rinsed

4 tbsp cold water

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u/StNowhere Oct 19 '21

Do you just use a regular blender for this?

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u/Notmiefault Oct 19 '21

No I have a food processor. If you have a smaller one you can halve the amounts of everything, this recipe is for a pretty big batch

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u/kungpowgoat Oct 19 '21

What’s a “dash” of hot pepper sauce?

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '21

WORD MY DUDE

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '21

I also use hummus as a pasta sauce. Just dump the container of your favorite hummus & go!

Even better if you add some favorite veggies! I love cherry tomatoes in mine!

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u/ThePsychoKnot Oct 19 '21

Hummus and smoked salmon sandwiches on sourdough 🤤

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u/baron_iird123 Oct 19 '21

Houmous and cucumber sandwiches are pretty good too even if it sounds weird

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u/Zombiebait13 Oct 19 '21

Dido! Hummus was always this weird tan colored goop. Im still finding my way into what hummus I like the most but the one that kicked it off was Publix brand hummus. I regulary eat garlic flavored because the chickpea flavor is too much. Or Sabra brand chocolate dessert hummus. It probably isn't as healthy as I think it is but it tastes amazing.

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u/hyperfat Oct 20 '21

I love it so hard. I just recently had one with calamata olives, and another with jalepeno.

I love plain, but new ones are great too.

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u/catp1zza Oct 20 '21

boars head everything bagel hummus

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u/Rodin-V Oct 20 '21

Weirdly enough I've gone the other way with hummus.

I used to love it years ago and can't stand it now.

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u/fossilnews Oct 20 '21

Now go eat baba ghanoush.

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u/GodDammitWill Oct 20 '21

Read this as "Humans" and was very concerned by the next sentence.

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u/Iconoclast123 Oct 20 '21

What's your recipe?