What is some history on hummus, the greek dip?
Historical origins Hummus with pine nutsMany cuisine-related sources carry forward a folklore which describes hummus as one of the oldest known prepared foods with a long history in the Middle East which stretches back to antiquity, but its historical origins are unknown. The historical enigma is such that the origins of hummus-bi-tahini could be much more recent than is widely believed. One of the earliest verifiable descriptions of hummus comes from 18th-century Damascus and the same source claims it was unknown elsewhere. Meanwhile some cookbooks repeat the legend that hummus was first prepared in the 12th century by Saladin.[11] Sources such as Cooking in Ancient Civilizations by Cathy K. Kaufman[12] carry speculative recipes for an ancient Egyptian hummus, substituting vinegar for lemon juice, but acknowledge we do not know how the Egyptians ate their chick-peas. Similarly, no recipe for hummus has been identified among the many books on cooking surviving from ancient Rome. Charle
