Posted on 12/06/2016 10:33:08 PM PST by nickcarraway
Ah, yes. The Spice Road and capitalism/free trade had NOTHING to do with this.
“She points out the Italians, who brought us garlic, were initially “considered a separate race of people that were damaging to the climate of our country.”
Ha. Didn’t Mr. Potter say something about “garlic eaters” to George Bailey? We watch that movie on Christmas Eve every year.
Food is something that is often accepted in this country before we accept the immigrants themselves. ... We happily buy hummus in our grocery store, but in the meantime, they were going to ban Muslims from entering this country.”
Oh, p#ss off!
Correct. They also brought broccoli and other vegetables.
When did “muslim” become an ethnicity?
Ever heard of an ethnic Christian?
Arab/Levantine food (like Hummus, Falafel etc.) has been introduced to the US by Christians (mostly from Lebanon) for quite some time.
It’s regional cuisine and neither ‘Muslim’ as some think, nor ‘Israeli’ as some want consumers to believe.
Hummus doesn't explode on its own.
I had a terrific original meal of the late 1700’s at some restaurant on the grounds of Williamsburg, VA 20 years ago.
Wish I could recall what it was hut, it was delicious and fascinating the foods and spices used.
Want to go back again and have some fun.
The Reverend LeRoy of the Church of What’s Happening Now comes to mind.
BS.
Hummus is like, well dog poop. Put a dog in your back yard, your gonna have it...maybe everywhere. True enough, hummus seems to be everywhere at the grocery.
I say, get rid of the damn dogs..
Really! Israelis make the best hummus.
Unless I missed it, the article never lists the “eight flavors.”
From the article
“Eight popular and enduring flavors emerged: black pepper, vanilla, curry powder, chili powder, soy sauce, garlic, MSG and Sriracha. “
The Hummos I buy (when I’m too lazy to make my own) is made by an Israeli Company (Sabra.)
The person who first introduced me to this dish was not Arab by a long shot - he was Armenian. And it’s a regular part of the Armenian menu at an old Chicago restaurant, Sayat Nova, where it is served with raw lamb Kibbe.
Safe to say I would be eating Kibbe and Hummos without the help of any Moslem invaders.
Sirracha? How many American recipes call for that, or curry powder, for that matter?
OTOH, paprika, bay leaves, garlic ( and no, the Italians weren't the ONLY people who cooked with that! ), nutmeg, allspice, and quite a few other spices I can think of, were used in American dishes from early on in the nation's dishes and still are.
Revisionist history and now, NOW revisionist FOOD?
>>Unless I missed it, the article never lists the “eight flavors.”
You missed it.
“Eight popular and enduring flavors emerged: black pepper, vanilla, curry powder, chili powder, soy sauce, garlic, MSG and Sriracha.”
“We happily buy hummus in our grocery store, but in the meantime, they were going to ban Muslims from entering this country.”
Hummus doesn’t shout allah akbar while hacking or shooting you to death. It doesn’t demand sharia law on our soil. It doesn’t demand we bow our culture to theirs.
Idiot moron libtard elitist sitting in your ivory tower making “food”.
I bet this idiot's recipes are as dreadful as her mordant stupidity!
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