A Texas company voluntarily recalled about 75 hummus products over concerns of listeria monocytogenes, a potentially-fatal foodborne bacteria, the Food and Drug Administration announced. Pita Pal Foods said certain hummus items it made between May 30 and June 25 could be contaminated with listeria, which can cause potentially life-threatening infections in children, the elderly and…
To honor International Hummus Day, we revisit the Sabra Hummus factory, and learn some surprising truths about the origins of the fabled chickpea dish. Three blue cornflowers, stenciled on white ceramic — for the 18 years I spent growing up in the Philadelphia suburbs, that was my family’s emblem of hummus. The CorningWare dish, wide…
New York has long been fascinated with the mashed chickpea dip, reminiscent of the Middle Eastern table, with all the disagreements about who gets to sit at it. But is this fascination dissipating? Recent hummus-related closures include Dizengoff, celebrity chef Michael Solomonov’s short-lived Chelsea Market venture, Gourmet Food Solutions, the maker of Trader Joe’s and…
Ramona Hazan’s vegan and gluten-free MeToo! hummus hasn’t been flying off the shelves recently, due to an unfortunate coincidence. After all, ‘me too’ tends to remind shoppers of viral hashtags telling horrifying stories of sexual harassment, instead of the catchy brandname it once was fourteen years ago. At first, Hazan thought she could capitalize on…
Editor’s Note: Following his pilgrimage to the Sabra Dipping Company plant, we asked author Orr Shtuhl to provide us with his secret recipe that made hummus a mainstay in the Shtuhl household. Shtuhl Family Hummus Recipe Although neither of my grandmothers made hummus at home, my parents, brother, and I make hummus using a method…
Three blue cornflowers, stenciled on white ceramic — for the 18 years I spent growing up in the Philadelphia suburbs, that was my family’s emblem of hummus. The CorningWare dish, wide and stout, was the type you’d ordinarily see cradling a pot roast, or brimming with enough stuffing for Thanksgiving plus leftovers. But my parents,…
The Israeli culinary migration to New York is continuing apace. What was originally planned as a pop-up for a few months, starring Chef Nir Tzuk, is turning into a new restaurant in every way. To be called Arba, it will open in early February in the Upper West Side, and is now in final preparations…
For the low, low price of $6.49, centuries of Christian hegemony can collide with the delightful discussion of ‘is hummus really Jewish?’ in the form of Christmas-packaged classic Sabra hummus. Yes, that’s right. Sabra Dipping Company, a hummus manufacturer whose products are sold in Walmart and Target, is now offering its own holiday design. Unlike…
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