What French Provençal dish is described as resembling hummus?

The French Provençal dish described as resembling hummus is poichichade.

Poichichade is a chickpea purée associated with southern France, especially Provence. Like hummus, it is made from cooked chickpeas and is served as a spread or dip. The key distinction is that traditional poichichade does not use tahini, the sesame paste central to classic hummus.

The name is also connected with céserade, from the Occitan word ceze, meaning chickpea. Chickpeas have been cultivated and eaten in southern France since at least the Middle Ages, and in some areas their culinary history reaches back to antiquity. They have also been linked with festive meals, including Palm Sunday traditions.

A common mix-up is to treat poichichade as simply another name for hummus. The dishes are culinary relatives rather than identical preparations: poichichade is a Provençal chickpea specialty, while hummus is a Levantine dish traditionally combining chickpeas with tahini, lemon juice and garlic.