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Hummus is a staple food in Israel that can be eaten with both meat and dairy meals according to Jewish dietary laws. As a result of its popularity in Israel, hummus has become a national food symbol and Israelis consume more than twice as much hummus as neighboring Arab countries. Hummus is also a staple food for Palestinians and Jordanians, often served warm for breakfast, lunch or dinner, and is made from ingredients commonly found in Palestinian gardens and markets. Hummus is also considered one of the most popular Syrian dishes and is a staple part of the local cuisine in both Turkish and Greek Cypriot communities in Cyprus.

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Hummus is a staple food in Israel that can be eaten with both meat and dairy meals according to Jewish dietary laws. As a result of its popularity in Israel, hummus has become a national food symbol and Israelis consume more than twice as much hummus as neighboring Arab countries. Hummus is also a staple food for Palestinians and Jordanians, often served warm for breakfast, lunch or dinner, and is made from ingredients commonly found in Palestinian gardens and markets. Hummus is also considered one of the most popular Syrian dishes and is a staple part of the local cuisine in both Turkish and Greek Cypriot communities in Cyprus.

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Hummus is a common part of everyday meals in Israel.

[17] A significant reason for the popularity of


hummus in Israel is that it is made from ingredients that, following Kashrut (Jewish dietary laws), can
be combined with both meat and dairy meals. Few other foods can be combined with a wide variety
of meals consistently with the dietary laws.[18] It is seen as almost equally popular among Israeli Jews
and Israeli Arabs.[18] As a result of its popularity, Israelis elevated hummus to become a "national food
symbol" and consume more than twice as much hummus as neighboring Arab countries.[19] Many
restaurants run by Mizrahi Jews and Arab citizens of Israel are dedicated to hot hummus, which may
be served as chick peas softened with baking soda along with garlic, olive oil, cumin and tahini. One
of the fancier hummus versions available is hummus masabacha, made with lemon-spiked tahini
garnished with whole chick peas, a sprinkling of paprika and a drizzle of olive oil.[20] Hummus is sold
in restaurants, supermarkets and hummus-only shops (known in Hebrew as humusiot).[21]
For Palestinians and Jordanians, hummus has long been a staple food, often served warm, with
bread for breakfast, lunch or dinner.[22] All of the ingredients in hummus are easily found in
Palestinian gardens, farms and markets, thus adding to the availability and popularity of the dish.
In Palestinian areas, hummus is usually garnished, with olive oil, "nana" mint leaves, paprika,
parsley or cumin.[23] A related dish popular in the region of Palestine and Jordan is laban ma'
hummus ("yogurt and chickpeas"), which uses yogurt in the place of tahini and butter in the place of
olive oil and is topped with pieces of toasted bread. [22]
One author calls hummus, "One of the most popular and best-known of all Syrian dishes" and a
"must on any mezzeh table."[24] Syrians in Canada's Arab diaspora prepare and consume hummus
along with other dishes like falafel, kibbe and tabouleh, even among the third- and fourth-generation
offspring of the original immigrants.[25]
In Cyprus, hummus is part of the local cuisine in both Turkish Cypriot and Greek
Cypriot communities where it is called "humoi" (Greek: ).[26][27] In Turkey, hummus is considered
as a meze and usu

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