: 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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The menu offers the same favorites from before — shawarma, kebabs, hummus plates and falafel.
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Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2024
Nuts, vegetables and hummus or fruit and yogurt are other tasty and easy-to-pack workday snacks.
—Food Drink Life, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2024
The rotating menu at the Metropolitan Lounge at Moynihan Train Hall, which is adjacent to Penn Station, now includes pepper jack cheese muffins, avocado toast, Amy’s Bread pastries and street corn hummus.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 May 2024
The group also offers tips on food donations ‒ avoid peanut butter or hummus because the migrants might be unfamiliar with that ‒ and what kinds of clothes or personal goods are most in need.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024
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Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2024
Nuts, vegetables and hummus or fruit and yogurt are other tasty and easy-to-pack workday snacks.
—Food Drink Life, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2024
The rotating menu at the Metropolitan Lounge at Moynihan Train Hall, which is adjacent to Penn Station, now includes pepper jack cheese muffins, avocado toast, Amy’s Bread pastries and street corn hummus.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 May 2024
The group also offers tips on food donations ‒ avoid peanut butter or hummus because the migrants might be unfamiliar with that ‒ and what kinds of clothes or personal goods are most in need.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024
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“Hummus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hummus. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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