Comments on: Poor helpless British ensnared by Jewish Lobby Hummus

By: Helen Pike

Helen Pike — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:52:36 +0000

Send us Brits some of your good stuff, then! I’ve been a hummus fanatic since I was a kibbutz volunteer and then Hebrew student in the early 90s.
Sabra/Tsabar IS the best we can get in supermarkets…and also the most expensive. Delicatessans can offer superior hummus if you know where to go. Luckily I have 3 Lebanese restaurants/takeaways nearby in my neighbourhood in southwest London, so I can get the good stuff, but if you live outside of big cities in the UK you’re condemned to rubbish
Most of the hummus we get here is very garlicky (which I believe is more Greek – and hummus is more associated with Greece than Israel here). It’s also hard to buy without either caramelised onions, cumin, Moroccan spices, lemon and/or other rubbish being added.
Hummus lovers look to you, Israel!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 25 May 2006 15:07:20 +0000

All I know is that my family stocks a few brands of hummus, etc and the Israelis won’t touch anything BUT Sabra.

Hummus masbacha… mmmmmm

By: michael

michael — Thu, 25 May 2006 02:08:56 +0000

Actually, Hummus Abu Ghosh is not just a name to distract from Sabra’s Israeliness, it’s a distinct variety of hummus. Sabra/Tzabar makes a bunch of different hummus varietes. Of course, just because they make hummus b’signon Abu Ghosh doesn’t mean it holds a candle to actual hummus Abu Ghosh. But few things do.

By: Shlomo

Shlomo — Thu, 25 May 2006 00:46:21 +0000

I live in Hawaii. Up until 2 years ago, I had no idea there was anything other than freeze-dried “hummus”. Mmmm… all that chalky goodness! But then an Israeli woman opened a kosher store in downtown Honolulu, and I was very impressed with the Sabra brand… hehehe. And that’s my ONLY point of reference! What can I say… you guys got it good!

By: themiddle

themiddle — Wed, 24 May 2006 23:24:44 +0000

You know, CZ, I didn’t even pay attention to the name, but of course your point is right. I have seen a “Sabra” brand (which I assume is the same) sold as “Hummus Abu Ghosh” and now thanks to you, I have made the connection. I guess it comes off as more authentic than Hummus Tel Aviv.

By: N

Wed, 24 May 2006 22:35:49 +0000

The best hummus I had (not been to Israel yet) was in a little kebab place owned by two Israelis in Los Boliches, Fuengirola (Spain). I live in London and the hummus here is horrendous. I’ll try Tsabar, though. Or keep on making my own…

By: culinary zionist

culinary zionist — Wed, 24 May 2006 17:20:29 +0000

You forgot to quote the most important sentence: “The Tsabar hummus, marketed under the brand name “Jordan Sabra” received the highest score.”

No wonder Tzabar won, I suppose they got the highets scores because people tought it to be from Jordan which is rather popular with British tourists. Like my British friends who want to visit me here for years: “No problem with you living in Israel, let’s meet in Jordan then.” @&%§*$#!

By: Ephraim

Ephraim — Wed, 24 May 2006 16:41:10 +0000

Ummmm….I’m not sure I would be happy about having the Brits endorse your food.

I mean, after all, this is the country where people eat Spotted Dicks, Raspberry Fools, and Toads in the Hole.

(Of course, I always thought that a spotted dick is what you got if you put your toad in the wrong hole, but what do I know? I’m just a Yank.)

By: michael

michael — Wed, 24 May 2006 07:05:53 +0000

Thanks, Middle! Now, if you'll recall, I posited a number of months ago that Sabra Salads, or Tzabar as it were, was part of a Zionist conspiracy. I.e., feed people outside of Israel horrible hummus, and they will flock to Sabra. I am so totally prescient!

By: themiddle

themiddle — Wed, 24 May 2006 06:44:24 +0000