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The Story of 2022 Is Written in Hummus

War, drought, flooding, and supply-chain issues result in a 20% drop in chickpea supplies

(Newser) - The world is light on chickpeas, and the explanation for it checks a lot of boxes on the 2022 misery index: war, drought, flooding, and the supply-chain mess. For American consumers, the most widely seen result will probably be more expensive—and harder to find—hummus. But as Quartz notes,...

Vegan Wonder Ingredient: Liquid We Dumped Down Drain

Aquafaba is opening up a frothy new world of vegan meringues, macaroons, and more

(Newser) - When newly vegan Indiana software engineer Goose Wohlt heard his wife talk last year about a video of two French women whipping up a chocolate mousse using the liquid typically tossed from a can of chickpeas, he decided to try a meringue. And it worked. Almost overnight the discovery became...

FDA's Next Frontier: Hummus?

Hummus maker Sabra wants some standards, people

(Newser) - Sure, any idiot can throw chickpeas, tahini, and some other deliciousness in a food processor and call it "hummus." But Sabra, which Yahoo notes is owner of 65% of the burgeoning American market for hummus, wants the FDA to make sure that manufacturers are putting actual chickpeas and...

America's Hot New Crop Is ... Chickpeas?

That's because hummus sales are booming, says Wall Street Journal

(Newser) - Look out, US snackers, here comes the hummus. So says the Wall Street Journal , which declares that the relatively healthy Mediterranean dip made from chickpeas is "conquering America." The numbers are hard to dispute: Sales were up 11% last year to $530 million, and that's up 25%...

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