hummus
Creamy garbanzo dip
Hummus is a thick Middle Eastern spread or dip made from mashed chickpeas blended with tahini, lemon juice, garlic, and olive oil.
It's typically eaten with pita bread or vegetables: We ordered hummus and falafel.
The word comes from Arabic for "chickpeas." Also spelled houmous or hommos.
Ground sesame paste
- chickpeaLegume for hummus
- garbanzoLegume for hummus
- olive oilFruit-pressed culinary fat
- lemonAcidic yellow citrus
garlic · cumin · sesame · paprika · salt · legume · pulse · protein
Fried spiced legume ball
- pitaHollow Middle Eastern bread
- baba ganoushPureed roasted eggplant spread
- tzatzikiYogurt-cucumber sauce from Greece
- tabboulehHerb-heavy Middle Eastern salad
meze · shawarma · kebab · dolma · halloumi · labneh · kibbeh · za'atar
Raw vegetables for dipping
- pitaHollow Middle Eastern bread
- carrotEdible orange taproot
- cucumberCrisp edible gourd
- celeryEdible ribbed stalks
bell pepper · appetizer · mezze · snack · chip · cracker · breadstick · vegetable
tahini
Ground sesame paste
lemon · garlic · cumin · sesame · paprika · salt · legume · pulse · protein · fiber
falafel
Fried spiced legume ball
- pitaHollow Middle Eastern bread
- baba ganoushPureed roasted eggplant spread
- tzatzikiYogurt-cucumber sauce from Greece
tabbouleh · meze · shawarma · kebab · dolma · halloumi · labneh · kibbeh · za'atar · kalamata
crudites
Raw vegetables for dipping
celery · bell pepper · appetizer · mezze · snack · chip · cracker · breadstick · vegetable · party
beige
Pale sandy brown
buff · oatmeal · cream · sand · neutral · earthy · muted · warm · ivory · camel
toast
Heated bread; glass-raising honor
crostini · schmear · lunch · flatbread · tortilla · lavash · condiment · layer · filling
- Middle EastIraq, Baghdad, Cairo, Iran, Jordan
- Middle Easternbazaar, bazaars, souks, minarets, domes
- Arabic loanwordsalgebra, algorithm, alcohol, alchemy, alkali
- dipsguacamole, salsa, ranch dip, french onion dip, spinach dip
- dips & spreadsguacamole, baba ganoush, artichoke dip, spinach dip, bean dip
- ethnic foodssushi, tacos, pad thai, curry, ramen