Hummus Wars

RISHON LEZION, Israel — A group of Lebanese chefs turned an attempt to break a world­wide record in hum­mus pro­duc­tion into a dia­tribe against Israel. Here is the amus­ing story. In the Mid­dle East, every­thing is con­tro­ver­sial — even food.

In the mean­time, here is a recipe for hum­mus that I found online. I wish I could remem­ber exactly were.

1 (15 ounce) can gar­banzo beans, rinsed and drained
1/2 cup plain yogurt
2 table­spoons fresh lemon juice
3 cloves gar­lic, minced
2 tea­spoons olive oil

1 table­spoon water
1/2 tea­spoon salt
1/8 tea­spoon ground black pep­per
1/2 tea­spoon ground cumin

DIRECTIONS
Com­bine the gar­banzo beans, yogurt, lemon juice, gar­lic, olive oil,
water, salt, pep­per, and cumin in a blender or food proces­sor, blend
until smooth.

I’m going to try it soon.