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detailer
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 5:21 pm Post subject: Houmous |
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| Houmous: Is it greek? |
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Dhavlos
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 5:27 pm Post subject: |
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| dunno, i think it is a middle eastern thing, but it tastes rank!! |
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cannedmoose
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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I agree, I think it's arab... it's very popular in Israel and Lebanon anyway.
I love it, very nice with sheftalia and also nice with dipping crisps... yum... |
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brother
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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cannedmoose wrote: I agree, I think it's arab... it's very popular in Israel and Lebanon anyway.
I love it, very nice with sheftalia and also nice with dipping crisps... yum...
Love it... :wink: |
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Dhavlos
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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heres a dictonary definition....says it is middle eastern...
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=humous
it tastes FOUL! |
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detailer
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 7:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Because here in Tesco and Sainsbury, it is sold as "greek style homous" but many greeks even dont know that it exists |
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Dhavlos
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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| hmmmm...thats odd!! |
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Xenos 2Fan
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| Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 12:16 am Post subject: |
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| IT IS TOTALLY ARAB. Turks and Greeks liked it so we adopted it into our meze. FULL STOP. |
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brother
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| Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 11:05 am Post subject: |
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2Fan wrote: IT IS TOTALLY ARAB. Turks and Greeks liked it so we adopted it into our meze. FULL STOP.
Exactly and thats a very good thing. :wink: |
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Dhavlos
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| Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 12:27 pm Post subject: |
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My mum bought some yesterday :(
but not only was it regular houmous :cry: , but it had bits of feta in it!!?!?!!? What is wrong with people?!?! :roll: |
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Xenos 2Fan
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| Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 12:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Feta in hummus? That's just wrong man. :evil: |
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Dhavlos
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| Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 12:51 pm Post subject: |
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huh! your telling me. She said it sounded 'interesting', so she thought she'd try it!
wierd or what?!?!?
give me tarama or tzatziki or yogurt anyday....just not HOUMOUS!!!! |
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brother
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| Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 1:44 pm Post subject: |
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2Fan wrote: Feta in hummus? That's just wrong man. :evil:
whoever thought that up should be shot. :shock: |
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Dhavlos
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| Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 2:15 pm Post subject: |
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| blame sainsburys! |
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detailer
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| Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 2:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Well homous and feta can be perfect mezes for 31. But mixing them is just english. |
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