"Peggy" > wrote in message
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> j*ni p. wrote:
>
> > I've seen a few hummus recipes in rfc and have always wanted to
> > try it. Unfortunately, I'm too chicken to make something myself
> > if I have no idea what it will taste like (I don't recall ever
> > eating a chickpea). So today at the stupidmarket, I bought
> > something called "Athenos Hummus & Pita", and gave it a try.
> >
> > The first thing I noticed was the smell of cumin. No problem, I
> > like cumin. Then I tasted the hummus -- it was good, but it seemed
> > to have a bitter and/or sour after taste that I didn't care for.
> > Is that normal, or is it perhaps a product of all the various gunk
> > that one finds in store bought stuff?
> >
> > Here's a list of the ingredients:
> >
> > Chickpeas, water, olive oil, tahini (sesame), garlic, lemon juice
> > concentrate, salt, high fructose corn syrup, contains less than 0.5%
> > of spice, sorbic acid and sodium benzoate as preservatives, phosphoric
> > acid, natural flavors.
> >
> > Comments? Thanks in advance... :-)
> >
> >
>
> Tahini can sometimes be bitter, and who needs all that other gunk?
>
> I make hummus with chickpeas, olive oil, cumin, salt and pepper, fresh
> garlic, lots of lemon juice, and parsley. Throw everything but the
> parsley into the food processor and give it a whirl. Taste for
> seasonings (you may want to add some other kind of hot pepper) and whirl
> again. At the last moment, toss in a handful of fresh parsley and
> process only until parsley is chopped, not liquified (or you'll have
> green hummus -- which is maybe OK for St. Patrick's Day). Easy.
> Delicious. Serve with toasted pita points or thinly sliced toasted
> baguette.
>
> Hmmmmmm. Now I'm hungry.
>
> Peg
>

I want to try this too, but you can't buy Tahini at either of the stores in
my little town. I noticed you didn't list it when describing yours. Is it
required - as in "without tahini it isn't hummus"? Thanks for the info.

Miss Jean, lots to learn