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| Ella Olsson from Stockholm, Sweden / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0) |
Hummus means 'chickpeas,' which is an abbreviation of the full Arabic name, 'chickpeas in tahini,' is a dish used as a dip, spread or savoury dish that is popular in Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisine, though it is also commonly found in other countries as a dip. Unsurprisingly, hummus is made from chickpeas and tahini.
It's not clear precisely where hummus originated, though the ingredients have been combined together and used in the Levant for centuries; the earliest known recipe dates from a 13th century Cairo cookbook. Hummus, when served as a dip, is commonly scooped out and eaten with flatbread, or pita bread. Many other ingredients can be added to the basic ones, creating a dish with a range of flavours, and often a range of spiciness, even though it is traditionally a mild dish.
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