Why Can't I Find Hummus Mix?

[Fritzo]

the red powder you get on hummus in middle eastern places is usually sumac powder

It is, but it can be hard to find. Sumac has a smoky citrus flavor, so smoked paprika isn't a bad substitute.

 

[SunnyD]

Anybody with peanut/sesame allergies shouldn't be eating hummus, period. It you substitute PB that's bad and if you use tahini that's bad too. How about actually making the product correctly and trusting people with nut allergies to have a brain? Hummus without tahini (or PB/sesame) isn't hummus and calling it hummus doesn't make it hummus. It's chickpea paste. So don't offer up a recipe for chickpea paste when someone wants to make actual hummus.

No shit sherlock... OR you can find an adequate substitute recipe... which we did.

 

[Scarpozzi]

It is, but it can be hard to find. Sumac has a smoky citrus flavor, so smoked paprika isn't a bad substitute.

It depends on the paprika... I bought some years ago that I've not been able to use because the smokiness is too great.


I've learned a lot about hummus from this thread. I've made it quite a few times, but not had luck getting consistently good hummus. I need to play around some more.

 

[SheHateMe]

Probably because the idea of having a powered chickpea mix sounds disgusting. Hummus is pretty easy to make!

 

[Fritzo]

It depends on the paprika... I bought some years ago that I've not been able to use because the smokiness is too great.


I've learned a lot about hummus from this thread. I've made it quite a few times, but not had luck getting consistently good hummus. I need to play around some more.

You can't skimp on paprika. The cheap stuff is just flavorless powder. This is my go-to brand. It's around $7/can, but it lasts for quite a while:

 

[Harabec]

We have Hummus in everything, everywhere...it can be used for ANYTHING...hehehe

People rarely make their own here so, uh, can't help you much. Sowwy.