James Silverton wrote:
> Serene wrote on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:03:02 -0700:
>
>> Grocery store hummus often has citric acid or other
>> preservatives in it that make it inedible to me, so I always
>> make my own. I usually cook the chickpeas from scratch, but
>> not always.
>
> That's a funny thing! Both lemon and lime juice contain citric acid and
> both are good in hummus.
>

But just plain sour salt (citric acid) doesn't taste good in hummus.
Not to me, anyway, and I've tried it.

Serene

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"I think I have an umami receptor that has developed sentience." -- Stef