I'm wondering does anyone know any shops or supermarkets where you can buy humus, I picked up a liking for it when I was in the Middle East. I tried the supermarket in Central World but to no avail. I know there are probably some restaurants with it, especially the ones in Nana, but does anyone know of any shops that stock it?

I'm wondering does anyone know any shops or supermarkets where you can buy humus, I picked up a liking for it when I was in the Middle East. I tried the supermarket in Central World but to no avail. I know there are probably some restaurants with it, especially the ones in Nana, but does anyone know of any shops that stock it?

Most foodlands and villa usually stock it. Although you would almost be better off and go to soi 3 and you will find copious quantities of it there.

I find the humus you find here doesn't use olive oil but some insipid cheap oil instead. Understandable because of the price of imported olive oil and chick peas, but insipid nonetheless.

I find the humus you find here doesn't use olive oil but some insipid cheap oil instead. Understandable because of the price of imported olive oil and chick peas, but insipid nonetheless.

Rubbish, every hummus i have ever bought here was made with olive oil. BTW, it's not that expensive to buy here compared to western prices. It's all relative.

Edited August 14, 200719 yr by Austhaied

Lucky guy. Either I have been trying the wrong places or it was very cheap olive oil. I think I know what good and bad humus tastes like. A good sign is if they pour a pool of oil on top of the humus. They would never do that if it wasn't olive oil.

Maybe you could mention a specific source of the good stuff?

Edited August 14, 200719 yr by Jingthing

You can purchase hummus in Villa Supermarket. It's also remarkably easy to make, and you can purchase all the ingredients in Villa too (chick peas, tahini, olive oil & garlic). IMO it tastes much better home made.

Central Chidlom stocks it.

I know youre not looking for it in restaurants but the stuff Villa carries tastes like crap... restaurants seem to all taste pretty good, Neffertiti in Arab town by Nana is good and even the Food Hall in the emporium has some good Hommus and Babaganoush in the Greek section.

Damian

1- buy dried chick peas

2- soak over night

3- the skin comes out, or you can boil alittle for the skin to come out

4- get Taheena add as you like it is trial and error but not to much

6 - lemon

7- little youghurt makes it whiter and softer

8- garlic

9- blend use a blender

for sauce

lemone sauce,

green chilli peppers

and some water

cleaner and fresh

and as misty said

Edited August 14, 200719 yr by Zeid

1- buy dried chick peas

2- soak over night

3- the skin comes out, or you can boil alittle for the skin to come out

4- get Taheena add as you like it is trial and error but not to much

6 - lemon

7- little youghurt makes it whiter and softer

8- garlic

9- blend use a blender

for sauce

lemone sauce,

green chilli peppers

and some water

cleaner and fresh as misty said

Man, I dived in here so quick thinking it was gonna get deleted....!

I must be too tired, I thought it said Humans.....!

redrus

You can use tinned chick peas saves all that soaking and

long cooking time.

it really is simple to make.

open tin ,wash peas in sieve

Put in mixer with garlic,salt ,white pepper,all to taste

add thaine[sesame paste] again its to taste.

mix as smooth or a bit chunky as you like.

I serve it with good virgin olive oil,chopped[seeded[ chilli pepers on the side

sea salt, pepper and chopped fresh coriander is a must.

some like a sprinkle of cayenne pepper as well

buy small cans and keep the sesame past in the fridge

Thanks guys,

for all the replies, a mine of information, especially the receipes.

if you have old bread hard bread or you can bake the bread french bread bouget is it is the best

cut in small square peaces,

add the water for the chick peas so they get soaked,

then mix that with humos and chick peas

add a little more youghurt(syrian way)

add garlic

put it in a serving pot

then to make the topping it is humus that has to much water added, this way it is like an icing and you spread it on top, so that the top becomes smooth,

sparkle some corrainder ontop of it, and some fried pine

and you have what is called fatteh.

I find the humus you find here doesn't use olive oil but some insipid cheap oil instead. Understandable because of the price of imported olive oil and chick peas, but insipid nonetheless.

Rubbish, every hummus i have ever bought here was made with olive oil. BTW, it's not that expensive to buy here compared to western prices. It's all relative.

You're right Jingthing almost all the restaurants on Soi Arab do not use olive oil when they prepare humus. Aside from not being able to taste the olive oil in the humus, you can tell by the puddle of oil in the middle that it's not olive oil. I've been eating at Al Hussein three days a week for the past few years...I love it.

Pita Pan in Phrom Pong had great humus with olive oil, use to go there as well before they closed.

-O

And what are the prices ? Please reveal the secret. I've seen 20B per serving with pita . How is it at Nana, Emporium and others?

Also, the blender or any other mech. device is no-no for original humus. It's like a "quickie" instead of real *****

Man, I dived in here so quick thinking it was gonna get deleted....!

I must be too tired, I thought it said Humans.....!

redrus

was so ingrossed in the recipe then ...redrus pop up very good