songbird wrote:

> cshenk wrote:
> >> cshenk wrote:
> >> ...hummus...
> >> > I don't use chickpeas for it, never have.
> ...
> >> what do you normally use for making hummus?
> >
> > Sorry, I think I forgot to answer. Black beans or white beans tend
> > to be used most often.
>
> i don't normally eat plain navy beans or great northern beans
> or cook them here as i grew up eating them almost exclusively
> (they are grown in this region). i liked them ok, but since i've
> found so many other beans, textures and flavors are different so
> i've enjoyed growing and cooking them instead.
>
> to me what you describe is what i would call a bean dip,
> which i suppose hummus can be fitted into that but i use it
> so many ways that i don't think of it as a dip as much as
> i would a black bean dip or refried beans kinds of dishes.
>
> i used to make a lot of various bean mashes and dips for
> putting on pizza crusts. making a thick corn bread like
> pizza crust and then putting a bean dip on it and covering
> that with cheese was a good meal for me quite a few times
> a year when i could eat that much at one time. now i can't.
>
>
> songbird

Thats ok, to me the Tahini, fresh garlic and olive oil make it Hummus.
I guess that is because they sell versions of it here that use other
than chickpeas.