: a paste of pureed chickpeas usually mixed with sesame oil or sesame paste and eaten as a dip or sandwich spread
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Taste Mediterranean Kitchen, which had its grand opening at the Hartford food hall Tuesday, serves classic Mediterranean fare like chicken and lamb shawarma, grape leaves, falafel gyros, pitas, baba ganoush, hummus, fries and greek salads.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2024
The most popular menu items here include the chicken shawarma sandwich, hummus, falafel, basmati rice, lamb kebab platter, garlic labneh and spicy potato dishes.
—Alexandra Maloney, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2024
Various forms of seaweed are also popular ingredients or toppings in or on salads, ramen, miso soup, pizza, smoothies, poke bowls, hummus, tacos, gyoza and stir-fries.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
What's next: Dinner service will start this summer with a kaleidoscope of kebabs, more mezze and creative hummuses, soft-serve, and cocktails from Albi bar manager Alexandra Bookless.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 9 July 2024
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2024
The most popular menu items here include the chicken shawarma sandwich, hummus, falafel, basmati rice, lamb kebab platter, garlic labneh and spicy potato dishes.
—Alexandra Maloney, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2024
Various forms of seaweed are also popular ingredients or toppings in or on salads, ramen, miso soup, pizza, smoothies, poke bowls, hummus, tacos, gyoza and stir-fries.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
What's next: Dinner service will start this summer with a kaleidoscope of kebabs, more mezze and creative hummuses, soft-serve, and cocktails from Albi bar manager Alexandra Bookless.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 9 July 2024
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“Hummus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hummus. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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