tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233280340001754175.post4798227116409316846..comments2024-01-31T19:15:52.203+00:00Comments on The Ginger Gourmand: Not Aunty Lisa's Top Houmous TipNaomi Knillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17461681671376573047noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233280340001754175.post-39689733037929224002009-12-20T20:45:16.347+00:002009-12-20T20:45:16.347+00:00I notice a huge difference when using dried chickp...I notice a huge difference when using dried chickpeas then when using tinned. The chickpeas themselves taste much better, way much better. You can almost snack on them! However, there's a really good Indian brand, East End, that makes great tinned chickpeas, too, but I haven't tried making hummus with it. A good tahina helps, too. Sunita brand is good, much better than the ubiquitous Cypressa.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233280340001754175.post-66116864058048525152009-10-23T16:39:27.868+01:002009-10-23T16:39:27.868+01:00Sorry it's taken me so long to react to this p...Sorry it's taken me so long to react to this post! To be honest, I can't remember where this top tip originated, but needless to say I'm glad you liked it so much that you blogged about it! I'm famous at last!!Not Aunty Lisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233280340001754175.post-46906907441291999702009-09-28T21:09:42.728+01:002009-09-28T21:09:42.728+01:00Oh, for a food processor! I also love houmous - I ...Oh, for a food processor! I also love houmous - I can imagine sitting in front of the tv with a big bowl of chickpeas in water popping off their little skins to be rather theraputic.Hollow Legshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152329184111658897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233280340001754175.post-13700869803243502082009-09-28T13:24:22.059+01:002009-09-28T13:24:22.059+01:00It sort of makes sense when you think about it doe...It sort of makes sense when you think about it doesn't it Helen?! Only obvious when you know how....!Naomi Knillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461681671376573047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233280340001754175.post-68717767189128283242009-09-27T19:58:54.737+01:002009-09-27T19:58:54.737+01:00Oh wow! and the penny drops. I'd always wonder...Oh wow! and the penny drops. I'd always wondered how some places get their hummus so smooth but I never even considered this. It seems so obvious now! I see hummus in my very near future.Helenhttp://www.helengraves.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233280340001754175.post-91969726511779968612009-09-27T16:39:18.390+01:002009-09-27T16:39:18.390+01:00I hope you like it if you try it next time - do le...I hope you like it if you try it next time - do let me know. It is a bit of trial and error I find with houmous. There are lots of things you can do to alter the taste slightly - some people (like me) like it quite lemony, others like lots of tahini, which I find overpowers the other flavours. It's all down to personal taste I guess.<br /><br />The brand of tinned chickpeas you use makes a difference too. I like the big juicy Natco ones and the organic ones my Mum and Dad get from Costco.Naomi Knillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461681671376573047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233280340001754175.post-39688538892594042009-09-27T13:46:37.187+01:002009-09-27T13:46:37.187+01:00That's a really good tip. I've yet to hav...That's a really good tip. I've yet to have much success with hummus but I'd like to master it as, like you, we eat it a lot.Kerrihttp://dinnerdiary.orgnoreply@blogger.com