Hummus

One o the best known Middle eastern dishes, hummus is made from pureed chickpeas flavored with tahini, lemon juice and garlic.  

Hummus is usually serve as a dip with pitta bread but also goes well win wraps (made from pitta or lavash bread), with kebabs or in sandwiches.  

The ingredients vary only slightly from country to country: the Egyptian version uses a little ground cumin, which is sometimes garnish with sumac or pomegranate seeds

Also known as hoummos, houmus, hummus-bi-tahina.