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Posted by: Pepper

OK, when I was fat and getting fatter, I used to eat at a local Mediterranean restaraunt called the Pita House. I made my FIRST appearance in months there today...I had Chicken Scharma over hummus with tabouli.

My question...are hummus and tabouli recommended or not? Here is a recipe for tabouli (just one I found on the net)
3 x bunches of parsley
1/3 c Crushed wheat (burghui)
2 c Water
1/4 c Fresh mint (chopped) or 2
-tbs dry
4 Green onions, with ends
2 lg Tomatoes (diced small)
1 1/2 ts Salt
1/4 ts Pepper
1/3 c Lemon juice (or to taste)
1/4 c Olive oil or vegetable oil

hummus is just chick peas mostly (isn't it?)

Pita's are right out, that I know. How's the other stuff?

Posted by: calalily1972

Looks good to me.

Remember if you make tahini to count the carbs from the garbanzo beans.

Posted by: Dale Mabry

I eat Tabouli on a daily basis, it is the essenc of all that is good. It actually has a decent amount of protein in it, although be it incomplete proteins. High in fiber too.

Posted by: Eggs

Hummus is sooo good

We'd eat it even if it were going to kill us

Posted by: calalily1972

Tahini or Hummus - why does it have 2 different names?

I've always called it Tahini but recently I heard it was also called hummus.

I love Babaganoosh too

Posted by: Eggs

That said, good job on resisting its evils Pepper

Was listening to the radio today and they were talking about the calories involved in Chinese food and stuff. And pasta too... but for a decent plate there were over 1600 calories in alot of the stuff. Not easy to eat out and do it healthy style. Unless you're a big fan of the grilled chicken salad

Or steak.

Posted by: Eggs

Whats babaganoosh? Sounds like something from the Baltics.

Posted by: calalily1972

OMG its awsome. Its like Tahini but its made with eggplant instead of garbanzo beans

Its Mediterranean.

Posted by: Eggs

Oooh, that does sound good. I'll have to see if I can find some when I'm out shopping one of these days.

Posted by: Premo55

Tabbouleh is really, really good. I actually eat bulgur quite often as a replacement for brown rice, and really enjoy it. Babaghanouj is good. And Jodi, tahini and hummus are completely different. Tahini is just the sesame butter, while hummus is the paste made from chick peas and the sesame butter. Tahini is the base for babaghanouj as well.

Peace.

Posted by: Dale Mabry

Hey Jodi, how do u get to enjoy these things in NH? I swear, in VT, going out to eat ethnic food is going to the Taco Bell at the mall.

Posted by: Jill

Tabouli is the shit! I used to have an arabic friend and we'd make a HUGE, and I mean huge bowl and down the whole thingin 1/2 an hour. I think Im gonna make some Friday!

Posted by: Jill

I dont like mint or green onions in it, and very little oil. Basically lemon juice, parsley, the wheat and tomatoes. Make sure everything is cut up real tiny! (and lotsa salt )

Posted by: Eggs

You guys are making me all hungry

Posted by: calalily1972

Quote:

Originally posted by Dale Mabry
Hey Jodi, how do u get to enjoy these things in NH? I swear, in VT, going out to eat ethnic food is going to the Taco Bell at the mall.

We have quite a few awsome Mediterranean restaurants around here

Posted by: calalily1972

Quote:

Originally posted by Premo55
Tabbouleh is really, really good. I actually eat bulgur quite often as a replacement for brown rice, and really enjoy it. Babaghanouj is good. And Jodi, tahini and hummus are completely different. Tahini is just the sesame butter, while hummus is the paste made from chick peas and the sesame butter. Tahini is the base for babaghanouj as well.

Peace.

Thanks for clearing that up. I always thought it was the same thing. Babaghanouj is my favorite

Posted by: Pepper

Quote:

Originally posted by Jodi
Tahini or Hummus - why does it have 2 different names?
I've always called it Tahini but recently I heard it was also called hummus.

Tahini and hummus are two different things. I have had tahini once seems like it was tomatos in some white sauce.

Hummus is great but what do you put it on? I used to put it on pita bread with some texas pete. I guess a cracker or two wouldn't kill me

Posted by: sara

Quote:

Originally posted by Jodi
Tahini or Hummus - why does it have 2 different names?

I've always called it Tahini but recently I heard it was also called hummus.

I love Babaganoosh too

it's actually called hummus tahini
hummus means garbanzo beans
tahini means sesame butter
my mom makes the best hummus tahini (garbanzo sesame butter flour) and babaganoosh...

taboli is great! has anyone tried fatoosh?

Posted by: DaMayor

Fatoosh? I married her!

Well, actually, she married my Fatass.

Posted by: nectron101

so your talking about foods of my country! Lebannon
Let me give you some information about them and how to pronounce them correctly like arabs:

Tabboola: A kind of crushed green salad < healthy!!

Hummus: garbanzo beans
left in water for 24 hours then crushed and served with some olive oil on top > also healthy.

Tahiniah: a white sauce that usually contains water, garlic, salt, mayonize and eggs. < HI FATT!!!!

Schawarma: A sandwich that contains grilled beef or chicken with some salad and tahiniah. < healthy without tahiniah.

babaghanoog: A black vegetable grilled and then brweed with garlic, salt, tahiniah and eggs > Hi Fat also..

Posted by: sara

Quote:

Originally posted by nectron101

Schawarma: A sandwich that contains grilled beef or chicken with some salad and tahiniah. < healthy without tahiniah.

Don't forget the schawarma is wrapped in a pita bread!

Posted by: Pepper

Thanks for all the information.

The schwarma plate I usually get comes with a pita but is not already "in" a pita. Very easy to just discard the pita.

Thanks again for all the explanations.

Posted by: nectron101

Damn, I ate a schawarma last night!
Need to walk for an hour more today :-)

Posted by: sara

I had over 2 TBSP of Tahini butter last night wtih other nuts... just the tahini butter by it's self was 20 grams of fat!

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