: 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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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.
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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
The hummus is smooth and nutty, topped with herbs and a bright, grassy olive oil.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
For the price, which ranges from $14 for that hummus to $28 for that Old-Fashioned, fellow guests will also want to savor every bite and sip.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
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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
The hummus is smooth and nutty, topped with herbs and a bright, grassy olive oil.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
For the price, which ranges from $14 for that hummus to $28 for that Old-Fashioned, fellow guests will also want to savor every bite and sip.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Hummus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hummus. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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