Comments on: Hummus Wars: All We Are Saying Is Give Chickpeas a Chance

By: Charbel karam

Charbel karam — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:07:22 +0000

The Hommos is 100% Lebanese.

http://www.lebanese-forces.com/web/MoreNews.aspx?newsid=64727

By: Keren Ausralia

Keren Ausralia — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:14:14 +0000

Liza, you’re on the right track, now let’s deal with deliberate war loser hyper-estrogenated old woman Barak, drooling slobbering insane person Peres, and the dangerously treacherous Tsipimonster who’s just waiting in the wings…

By: ExPat

ExPat — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:58:05 +0000

I love hummus but can I be certain the vendor I buy it from will not someday blow me away with a strapped on explosive device? Not really. That is how Islamic jihadists are messing with our minds. I think that’s more important than worrying about the ethnicity of chick peas, garlic and olive oil, etc.. I make my own hummus and it’s damn good. And I’m Scots-Irish!

By: Class Clown

Class Clown — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:59:58 +0000

Hummus sure is tasty, in any case. It’s the perfect snack to eat while you sit back in your air conditioned room watching a Hollywood movie.

By: Chef Dan

Chef Dan — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:37:38 +0000

Many foods have made transitions from one culture to another, especially in their names. Most people think “Pumpernickle” bread must be German, but in fact, it was an Austrian pronunciation of what they heard Napoleon say when, served the peasant fare instead of bleached-flour white bread while conquering part of that country, he declamed this as “Pas pour moi! Ca c’est pain pour Nicole!” (Nicole, for whom the bread/pain was for/pour was his commoner concubine, you see.)

Meanwhile, the obvious answer to the question “Why do radicalized politicized Arabs complain about Israeli hummus?” is obviously the classic “Because they don’t know the words….for peace.”

By: Alex Bensky

Alex Bensky — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:05:41 +0000

This sort of thing is not uncommon, alas. There is an on-line magazine, The Gilded Serpent, devoted to Middle Eastern dance and music. Several years ago its letters column featured one in response to an article about belly dance in Israel by accusing Israel of stealing this dance form, wrenching it away from its true culture.

They do belly dance in Sweden and China and the writer didn’t seem to find that a cultural assault.

By: william b travis

william b travis — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:53:32 +0000

hummas is soylent green

By: Noga

Noga — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:24:16 +0000

Israeli humus and felafel are different in taste and texture from Lebanese h&f. Lebanese humus is like a thick paste. Israeli humus is more like a dip in texture. Lebanese felafels are bigger, denser and saltier than their Israeli counterpart. Israeli felafels are spherical, airier and more delicate in flavour. Israeli felafels are served in a thick pita which opens like a pocket. Lebanese felafels are served in thin pita like a wrap.

Israeli felafel and humus bear the same evolutionary relationship to their Arab cousins that the American pizza bears to original Italian pizza.

Many Arabs like to call Israeli Jews thieves and express contempt towards them upon the filmiest of excuses, as illustrated by Mo-ha-med. Arabs are also eager to find grievances and would never miss a chance to be insulted or feel wronged. Someone might have suggested to them that imitation is a form of praise, and the fact that Israelis have adopted these foods might be seen as a compliment to Arab culinary savvy. But no. Better get into a fine dudgeon and whip up some anger and sarcasm, why not.

By: Mo-ha-med

Mo-ha-med — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:01:35 +0000

What you fellows don’t realise is that – you’re making a much bigger deal about the “Hummus world record” than the Lebanese do. Seriously. It’s actually quite amusing.

And, PJM, well done removing the clause banning hate speech. That really determines what kind of website you are. Bravo.

By: doppelganglander

doppelganglander — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:48:01 +0000

Thanks for a funny article with serious undertones. How pathetic that Arabs feel the need to start a fight over something as stupid as hummus. Humor is the right weapon to deal with them, since they seem to be born with no sense of humor at all.