Can I Recreate the World's Smoothest Hummus?

I learned how to make hummus from sratch, and I learned from the best. This is the recipe for my recreation of the iconic Hummus Said in Akko, Israel.

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Hummus recipe (for 2-3 persons)
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1 + 1/4 cup of dried chickpeas, soaked in lots of water
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp salt

juice of 2 lemons
1 head of garlic
1 can tahini (400g, 14 oz)
pinch of ground cumin

1/3 cup of olive oil + more for serving
salt to taste (I like to start with 1 tsp)

Condiments:
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1 small raw onion, quartered
1 tomato, quartered
middle eastern pickled cucumbers
middle eastern pickled chilis
olives to taste

Pita recipe 🥙 (~8 pitas)
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1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup water
1 Tbsp sugar
2,5 tsp yeast
1 Tbsp olive oil
2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp salt

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[MrAmisto]

Baking soda softens the chickpeas, you can just boil the chickpea with baking soda, we make about 30kg of humus Lebanese style every day at my work. Always start with dry chickpea, soak, boil with baking soda, we use 1 table spoon of baking soda per 15 kg container of chickpeas, after boil, we put it in cold water rinse, and the husk tend to float on top we let that drain out using a sink with a catch and high stopper. We mix the cold chickpea, with lemon juice, bit of water, garlic, cumin, salt, coriander powder, then when the chickpeas are all broken down, we add tahini, and olive oil. very similar to what you do. we have an industrial blender though, careful on the amount of water, it can make it very smooth, but also looses flavor. overall I can recommend your method and recipe.

[stuartdennis]

This is such an interesting way of presenting a food film. Part vlogger, part presenter, part documentary, bit of gimbal work...it's unique. And very, very good.

[noemie]

I spent almost 3hours doing the hummus (removing the outer shell by hand mostly), but my Egyptian husband approved and said " it taste authentic" so thank you for the recipe ! <3

[caseykittel]

I lived in the Middle East and it took me years to uncover the secrets that you have in this video. Hands down best video I’ve seen on hummus.

The mixing of the lemon juice and tahini on the side trick was the final frontier for me. So glad you had that in the video. It’s crazy how that alone turned my hummus from whatevs to amazing. It’s emulsification. Similar to egg and oil in mayo or lemon and oil in a great creamy salad dressing.

[bubbles_mc_rainbow]

OMG. Made this hummus today and my boyfriend who is Turkish (and is also a complete hummus snob) freaked out and even sent a pic to his dad showing him that I made it and so he could see how amazing it looked and imagine how it tasted!

Thank you 🙌🙌🙌

[boris_rubo]

I guess YouTube algorithm finally suggested me the video I was unknowingly looking for all these years...

[vincentprigioni]

Andong I love your videos !
Like you I am a hummus freak. I have eaten in a number of Lebanese restaurant and small shawarma places. A few years ago we found a Lebanese « traiteur » who makes the most delicious hummus I have ever eaten.
I can’t believe that your recipe, which I just made, tastes exactly like that « traiteur » . My family was blown away.
So thank you so much ! Peace and blessings 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[volkervogelsang]

I've peeled the chickenpeas with my hands ...one by one.. .i knowed all of Them by name 😁delicious .great presentation and receipe

[sdega]

Found your channel via Reddit. Great video! Hummus is my all time favorite food. When my wife and I were tasting caterers food for our wedding, I said, "I don't care what we serve as long as there is hummus!" And I stand by my commitment (to both hummus and my wife) 25 yrs later.

[lindalucia]

Thank you SO MUCH!!!! For a long time I've been making hummus but struggled to get it silky smooth and always went back to store bought. But now I made this and OMG it is so good. Thanks a lot!

[boyankaradzhov]

Holy bananas! This is the Holy Graal of hummus! I just made it and even before I could take it out of the processor I ate a loaf of bread with it! It is so worth the effort! Thank you!

[cuddlebear]

Your enthusiasm is infectious! I’ve always struggled to master a creamy hummus so absolutely cannot wait to try this out!!

[snupers]

Baffles my mind that this video only has 4, 4k views. The editing, filming, music and content is so awesome. Subscribed!

[jimmydigriz]

Dear Andong, thank you very much for this video. I just made it and it is indeed incredible. I had been doing it wrong my whole life, now hummus will never be the same again for me. Bless you!

[DisruptedSinner]

OMG this made me so crave all of it. Nice job on the presentation!

[TheTrillionDollarTradeMovie]

Hubby and I are delighted to have found your recipes, keep smiling its awesome to watch and learn from you

[lovinlife]

new to your and I'm really loving how you do them and your great energy!
Working hard at getting my health back so just what I need!

[justinm]

Thank you thank you thank you!! Finally nailed it after soooo many years. Bloody perfect! Looking forward to trying your other recipes. Cheers!

[agentxp]

I've been running through your videos thinking: "wow this dude knows how to make good high quality videos, he must have at least 100k subs".
dude you deserve more subs!!!

[Jdcie]

Andong, I just discovered your channel in the New Year and I love it! As a homemade hummus enthusiast, I'm definitely taking notes.