where to get hummus

[Yummy]

How do i get hummus in Singapore? hummus with pita bread, yummy. are there any restaurants here which serve hummus?

[Chick Pea]

Hummus is available in Cold Storage in the deli section and the refrigerated section with dips and the like and also available in tin cans.   

[Falafel]

Available at most (but not all) cold storage.  As a dedicated Humus eater my favourite brand is Yumi's (a small Australian company).  Hard to come by, as various CS outlets keep on changing the brands they stock... currently I trek to Novena (or United Square), or to Anchorage to get it

Other brands are available more broadly, but they are not as nice (in my obviously biased opinion...)

[Mustafa]

Don't forget Mustafa's sell it as well!

[yes...]

yes mustafas was going through my mind as i was reading this as well. for a very cheap way i buy the canned one there and jazz it up with fresh crushed garlic and olive oil on top. my daughter loves it....

[healthy?]

How healthy is hummus? i know that it is pureed chickpea, but do they add unhealthy stuff like butter or mayonnaise in there? Hummus tastes very creamy, so I thought those stuff might have been added.

[hibiscus24]

Hummus definitely has no mayonnaise, and almost certainly no butter either - I'd think butter would alter the taste and texture. The oil used is olive oil - I don't think one can get away with using any other, really.

The "creaminess" comes from the pureed cooked chickpeas - mash one up and you'll see that it becomes a thick puree. With the large white chickpeas, this becomes a creamy paste, enhanced with the olive oil. To my mind it is a healthy dip indeed.

Talking about this is making me hungry now!

[no way]

no mayo or butter in hummus!! is pureed chick peas, sesame seed paste(that's what thickens it), garlic and olive oil. it is healthy as far as dips go and weight watchers recommends hummus and yogurt dips over any other dips for dieting. of coarse go easy on the olive oil when watching your weight.

[restaurants]

If you want some while eating out there are a couple that spring to mind.

First, Al Hamra at holland village.  Second, (slightly strangely), California Pizza Kitchen.

[Wrong there]

You're all wrong there...

The best freshly made Hummous and Baba Ghanouj are at Le Caire cafe in Arab Street.  I mean, the best in Singapore, still a bit far away from the authentic Lebanese/Syrian version but more eatable than the long lasting ones you get in supermarket.  Please THANK ME all for sharing this with you .

[hummus with tahini]

is there a difference between the israeli variety and the arab variety. there was a jewish hummus place near my apartment during my school days which I visited almost every day. haven't tried the arab variety though.

[wrong there]

The arabic version of basic hummous contains chickpea, tahini (or tahina), garlic, lemon juice and olive oil.  Other version is sprinkled with pine nuts, or hummous beiruti with meat shredded from shawarma skewers... oh... bring them on...

The one in UK supermarkets had a dash of yoghurt as well, not bad..

[TRUSTME]

make it ur self with raw not canned chickpeas..little time consuming but well worth it

[don't wanna get fat]

i actually gained weight after eating hummus almost every day for the last two weeks. It must be the olive oil as I can see from the posts here, hummus by itself is low calories and low fat, I believe?

[ex-pat]

If you want to make it yourself just rinse a can of chick peas (Garbanzo Beans) throw into the processor with two tablespoons of tahini paste squeeze a lemon in, a sprinkle of cumin, black pepper and sea salt, a couple of garlic cloves and enough olive oil to make a nice smooth paste.  Blitz it together, put in a bowl and pour a little olive oil over the top.  Serve with warm bread. If you keep tins of chick peas in the cupboard and a jar of tahini paste in the fridge you can whip it up anytime you have some visitors pop in.  Takes five minutes.