: 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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This includes liquids and liquidy things, such as any drink, yogurt, syrup, soup, jams and jellies, condiments, or anything jarred in oil, as well as spreadables like nut butters, pâté, creamy cheeses, frosting, and dips and spreads such as hummus.
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Jessie Beck, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
Start with a selection of mezze—creamy hummus, smoky baba ghanoush, and our vibrant muhammara—paired with freshly stone oven baked manae’esh.
—Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Baba’s, a Palestinian American hummus company based in Minneapolis, unveiled the Fawaffle, topped with a generous scoop of tahini butter, cherry tomatoes, and fresh mint.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
On Thursday, chef Joe Shirley served up spicy edamame hummus, burrata, A5 wagyu dumplings, hamachi carpaccio, mezze rigatoni, Dubai chocolate tiramisu and more.
—Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
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Jessie Beck, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
Start with a selection of mezze—creamy hummus, smoky baba ghanoush, and our vibrant muhammara—paired with freshly stone oven baked manae’esh.
—Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Baba’s, a Palestinian American hummus company based in Minneapolis, unveiled the Fawaffle, topped with a generous scoop of tahini butter, cherry tomatoes, and fresh mint.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
On Thursday, chef Joe Shirley served up spicy edamame hummus, burrata, A5 wagyu dumplings, hamachi carpaccio, mezze rigatoni, Dubai chocolate tiramisu and more.
—Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Hummus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hummus. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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