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• Hummus

In Turkey, hummus is considered what kind of shared small dish?

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Meze

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In Egypt, hummus is frequently flavored with which spice?

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Cumin

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In which decade did Waitrose first stock hummus in Britain?

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1980s

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Which supermarket was the first British supermarket to stock hummus?

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Waitrose

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Other early hummus-like recipes were recorded in 14th-century cookbooks from which city?

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Cairo

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Aleppo, linked to the earliest hummus mention, is in what present-day country?

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Syria

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The earliest known hummus mention was in a cookbook from which Syrian city?

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Aleppo

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The earliest mention of hummus was in a cookbook attributed to which historian?

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Ibn al-Adim

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Msabbaha is described as a runnier variation of what dish?

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Hummus

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Which chickpea variety is most common in the Mediterranean and Middle East?

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Kabuli

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Which plant family contains the chickpea used in hummus?

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Fabaceae

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Which fried chickpea patty dish is hummus often served alongside?

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Falafel

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