Editing Hummus (section)

==Regional preparations==
[[File:Hummuswithpinenuts.jpg|thumb|Hummus with pine nuts and olive oil]]
[[File:houmous.jpg|thumb|Hummus served in a bowl on a platter of [[pita|pita bread]]]]
As an [[appetizer]] and [[dip (food)|dip]], diners scoop hummus with [[flatbread]], such as [[pita]].<ref name="bbc">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20120727-hunting-for-hummus-in-israel|title=Hunting for hummus in Israel|author=Raz, Dan Savery|publisher=BBC Travel|date=1 August 2015|access-date=7 February 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207113119/http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20120727-hunting-for-hummus-in-israel|archive-date=7 February 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> It is also served as part of a [[meze]] or as an accompaniment to [[falafel]], grilled chicken, fish, or [[eggplant]].<ref name=bbc/>

Hummus is a common dip in Egypt where it is eaten with [[pita]],<ref name="egypt">{{cite book |title=Egypt |first1=Robert |last1=Pateman |first2=Salwa |last2=El-Hamamsy |year=2003 |orig-year=1993 |publisher=Marshall Cavendish Benchmark |location=Tarrytown, N.Y. |isbn=978-0-7614-1670-8 |page=123 }}</ref> and frequently flavored with [[cumin]] or other spices.<ref name="bbc" /><ref name="egypt" /><ref>{{cite book |title=All about Party Foods & Drinks |first1=Irma S. |last1=Rombauer |author-link1=Irma S. Rombauer |first2=Marion Rombauer |last2=Becker |first3=Ethan |last3=Becker |author-link3=Ethan Becker |year=2002 |publisher=Scribner |location=New York |isbn=978-0-7432-1679-1 |page=[https://archive.org/details/joyofcooking000romb/page/30 30] |url=https://archive.org/details/joyofcooking000romb/page/30}}</ref>

In the [[Levant]], hummus has long been a staple food, often served as a warm dish, with bread for breakfast, lunch or dinner. All of the ingredients in hummus are easily found in gardens, farms and markets, thus adding to the availability and popularity of the dish. Hummus is usually garnished with olive oil, [[Mentha spicata#Cultivation and uses|''"nana"'' mint]] leaves, paprika, and parsley.<ref>Ibrahim, Lailie, [[Institute for Middle East Understanding]], ''[http://imeu.net/news/article00925.shtml Hummus, a Palestinian staple] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201074430/http://imeu.net/news/article00925.shtml |date=1 December 2008 }}'', 31 March 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2008.</ref>

Hummus is a common part of everyday meals in Israel.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vered |first=Ronit |date=13 May 2017 |title=Why Are Israeli Jews Obsessed With Hummus? |url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/culture/2017-05-13/ty-article/why-are-israeli-jews-obsessed-with-hummus/0000017f-f0cf-d223-a97f-fddf59b80000 |access-date=24 November 2024 |website=Haaretz}}</ref> It is made from ingredients that, following [[Kashrut]] (Jewish dietary laws), [[Pareve|can be combined with both meat and dairy meals]]. Chickpea dishes have long been part of the [[Mizrahi Jewish cuisine|cuisine]] of Jews who lived in the [[Middle East]] and [[North Africa|Northern Africa]]. The many Mizrahi Jewish immigrants from these countries brought their own unique variations, such as hummus with fried eggplant and boiled eggs prepared by Iraqi Jews. Israeli versions use large amounts of tahini for a creamier texture.<ref name="MSSC">{{cite book|author= Michael Solomonov, Steven Cook|title=Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking|editor=Houghton Mifflin Harcour|page=42}}</ref>

One author calls hummus, "One of the most popular and best-known of all Syrian dishes" and a "must on any [[Meze|mezzeh]] table."<ref>Arto der Hartoiunian ''Vegetarian Dishes from the Middle East'', London 1983, p.33.</ref> Syrian and Lebanese in Canada's Arab [[diaspora]] prepare and consume hummus along with other dishes like falafel, [[kibbeh]] and [[tabbouleh]], even among the third- and fourth-generation offspring of the original immigrants.<ref name=Magocsi>{{Citation|title=Encyclopedia of Canada's Peoples|author=Paul Robert Magocsi|author-link=Paul Robert Magocsi|year=1999|publisher=University of Toronto Press|isbn=0-8020-2938-8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dbUuX0mnvQMC&q=falafel+history&pg=PA1244|pages=1244}}</ref>

In [[Cyprus]], hummus is part of the local cuisine in both [[Turkish Cypriots|Turkish Cypriot]] and [[Greek Cypriots|Greek Cypriot]] communities where it is called "humoi" ({{langx|el|χούμοι}}).<ref name=DELAC>{{cite web|title=Traditional food of Cyprus|url=http://www.delac.eu/stories/42?back=%2C2%2C|website=delac.eu|publisher=D.E.L.A.C.|access-date=30 November 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305140151/http://www.delac.eu/stories/42?back=,2,|archive-date=5 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=LIC>{{cite web|title=Cyprus foods, traditional dishes and recipes|url=https://sites.google.com/site/everythingtodoayianapa/cyprus-recipes|publisher=Life in Cyprus, a view from the inside|access-date=30 November 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208230708/https://sites.google.com/site/everythingtodoayianapa/cyprus-recipes|archive-date=8 December 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In the United Kingdom, hummus was popularized by Greek Cypriot caterers, sometimes leading to a perception of it being a Greek food.<ref>Sami Zubaida, [https://books.google.com/books?id=ZDk-AQAAIAAJ&q=%22ubiquitous+homus+be-tehine%22 "National, Communal and Global Dimensions in Middle Eastern Food Cultures"] in [[Sami Zubaida]] and [[Richard Tapper]], ''A Taste of Thyme: Culinary Cultures of the Middle East'', London and New York, 1994 and 2000, {{ISBN|1-86064-603-4}}, p. 35.</ref>

In Turkey, hummus is considered a [[meze]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nX4mV6STWVoC&q=hummus+is+a+turkish+meze&pg=PA104|title=Mediterranean Harvest: Vegetarian Recipes from the World's Healthiest Cuisine|last=Shulman|first=Martha Rose|date=2007-10-30|publisher=Rodale|isbn=9781594862342|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014234456/https://books.google.com/books?id=nX4mV6STWVoC&pg=PA104&lpg=PA104&dq=hummus+is+a+turkish+meze&source=bl&ots=Afvb2qGy5a&sig=EdDEIMinC1IgHhzeG2HZxEInlB4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiH5fSErPDWAhUGfxoKHSfNAfM4FBDoAQg8MAM#v=onepage&q=hummus%20is%20a%20turkish%20meze&f=false|archive-date=14 October 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

In [[France]], in the region of [[Provence]], there is a dish called [[poichichade]] that resembles hummus.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Colonna |first=Jill |date=2015-07-10 |title=Provençal Garlic Chickpea Spread (Poichichade) |url=https://www.madaboutmacarons.com/a-taste-of-provence-with-chickpea-spread/ |access-date=2024-01-19 |website=Mad about Macarons |language=en-US}}</ref>

In the United States and Europe, hummus is commercially available in numerous traditional and non-traditional varieties, such as beet or chocolate.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2020-02-11|title=Sabra Is Finally Releasing Chocolate Hummus Just in Time for Valentine's Day|url=https://people.com/food/sabra-is-finally-releasing-chocolate-hummus-just-in-time-for-valentines-day/|website=PEOPLE.com}}</ref>