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I am a humble plate of humus. Made from simple ingredients. For centuries I have satisfied
the hunger of down-to-earth people of all shapes and size. But then I traveled from
the middle east to Europe and North America. This is good, since I offer nutrition, fulfilment
and joy and I don't care who partakes. The more the merrier. However, I feel that I am
misunderstood in the new countries. People are making me into some fancy culinary experience.
You offend my modesty ... really. Stop attaching fancy labels to my ancient name. Organic,
gluten free, vegetarian, vegan, low in saturated fats ... honestly I don't know what any
of these words even mean. I am just humus, I don't need titles. You don't have to
call me Mr. Humus, or Dr. Humus or Shiek Humus even. Please be casual around me. Just call
me Humus ... nothing Special. Then people start adding all sorts of fancy
ingredients. Sun dried tomatos, spinach, fire roasted red peppers .... what is next? You
will add chocolate chips. Come on! give me a break. You are missing the point. I am not
cinderalla at the ball .... no no no ... I am her ugly half-sister who is rejected by
the prince and ends up marrying the farmer's son next door and raises 8 children. Pleeeeeeeeeeeeease
no fancy ingredients, only chick peas, olive oil sesame paste and lemon juice.
If you really want to dress me up, that is ok. Even Cinderella's ugly half-sister liked
to dress up to the ball. Decorate me with some parsley, pickled cucumbers, tomato or
anything else that would add a touch of color to my drab appearance.
Perhaps you think I am being cheesy with all this humbleness shtick. I am from the middle
east, I am never cheesy, I am humusy. What are you looking at? Go ahead and eat
me, don't just look at me in admiration. I disapprove of admiration. Offends my humbleness.
Nooooooooo! not with a spoon. Where I come from, people use their fingers to eat and
their bums to sit down. It is only in the west that you people feel compelled to create
a device for natural functions. An implement for eating , a device for sitting ... you
people are crazy. Just grab a piece of bread and use your fingers
to eat. Yalla, yalla try it Yeah! like that. Now isn't that better.
O and share me with a friend. My humble self loves sharing