Hummus
Why You Should Be Wiping Your Hummus
Sometimes I witness people dip it into the bowl as if they're dabbing tissue paper into water to wipe something off your face. You really need to get in there.
This Chef Is Bringing the West Bank to a Texan Town
Denton, Texas, might be the last place you'd expect to find iconic Palestinian dishes, but step inside an inconspicuous restaurant called Jasmine's Cafe.
We Ate a Shit-Ton of Hummus with Israeli Short-Story Writer Etgar Keret
Israel's greatest vegetarian short-story writer was in New York City—and he was hungry.
Israel Likes Its Cheetos Without Cheese
Made with peanuts and puffed maize, Bamba came into existence when a factory south of Tel Aviv attempted to produce a snack similar to Cheetos. Except most Israelis don’t like Cheetos.
A British Supermarket Is Being Accused of Promoting Israeli Food Propaganda
Waitrose’s in-store magazine has been criticised for running an ad from Israel’s tourist board that claims hummus and shakshuka as Israeli dishes.
We Talked Stoner Snacks and Homesteading with the Creators of 'High Maintenance'
Working at MUNCHIES makes it virtually impossible to dodge weed conversations—especially when we interviewed the co-creators of Vimeo’s original web series, High Maintenance about their upcoming episodes, stoner food in New York, and why the...
West Africa Does a Better Hummus Than You'd Think
Libreville, the capital of Gabon, is home to an impressive range of restaurants: everything from traditional Gabonese fare to French haute cuisine. A less expected Libreville find is the abundance of authentic Lebanese dishes.
Fishing for Survival in Gaza City
In the 1990s, Palestinian fishermen were able to sail 20 nautical miles to catch a diverse haul of seafood. Today, the tensions between Israelis and Hamas have limited their fishing range to three miles from shore, where biodiversity is scarce.
Hummus Is a Metaphor for Israeli-Palestinian Tensions
A misguided hashtag activism campaign is asking people to tweet photos of hummus to help bridge the divide between Israelis and Palestinians. But Laila El-Haddad, the co-author of The Gaza Kitchen, points out that even dip is politically loaded.
The Strict Vegan Prisoner Playbook
From 1998 until 2005 I was a fugitive on the run from the FBI for releasing thousands of minks from fur farms. When I was caught I served two years between seven different prisons and learned a thing or three about how to get meat-free food while...
Girl Eats Food: Vegan Meat Feast Pizza
A big slab of vegan comfort food, that won't have your meat-eating friends gagging in horror.
A Brooklyn Grocery Store Solves the Israel-Palestine Conflict
Can ego inflation bring peace to the Middle East?