Pb is gross so i dont know if i would like something similar to it
Pb is gross
Premise rejected.
OP is entitled to be wrong.
Pb is actually really sweet and was used as a sweetener for many years! :)
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/sugar-of-lead-a-deadly-sweetener-89984487/
Only PB with added sugar is sweet.
Not PB, Pb. :)
It’s more like bean dip. Super tasty.
So its the bean kind of legume, not gross peanut?
Yeah chickpeas either are or are similar to beans
They’re also known as “garbanzo beans”.
Yeah but English names and taxonomy often are in conflict and I didn’t feel like checking
Correct
Grab a can of chickpeas (garbanzos). Put em in s blender. Add some olive oil, diced onions & garlic, salt, pepper, lemon juice & tahini (if you’ve got it). Blend. Garnish with diced pine nuts, paprika & oil if you like. That’s a simple DIY hummus.
Anyway, peanut butter is just peanuts pureed. Hummus is Mediterranean bean dip, as others have said.
Well, peanut butter is often with added sugar and whatnot. If you got the stuff that’s just pureed peanuts, that isn’t really something you’d spread on your bread. Instead, you can use it for cooking, e.g. mix it into sauces to make the sauce more creamy and hearty.
You can absolutely spread natural peanut butter on bread (ie ingredients: peanuts). Are you thinking of powdered peanut butter? Because that you would need to rehydrate to use as a spread.
One of the ingredients is tahini (essentially sesame seed butter), but the end result is nothing like peanut butter.
You know, you could just buy some and try it. It’s not expensive.
Or make it because it tastes way better
Maybe sort of texture wise, but even that is a stretch.
I am going to with No.
You know the best thing about being an adult? You can put things your mouth and find out for yourself 👄🍆👀
🍆? They asked about hummus, not baba ganoush!
no, its not as thick, but more like a sour cream dip, and not past-y.
Going to go ahead and say, no, they are in no way similar for any practical purpose.
Also, why are you asking Lemmy? Just go buy some hummus and put it in your mouth and you’ll figure out if you like it or not.
I did but I wanted reassurance
No. It’s not like peanut butter. Hummus is made from chick peas (garbanzo beans) and tastes like whatever flavor is added to it. A peanut is a legume though.
I think its the sesame added to it sometimes, can impart a subtly nutty flavor in some preparations
Tahini! Sesame paste goodness!
Hummus is more liquid than peanut butter and (I think) is more flavorful. But of couse it depends on what goes in it. Peanut butter is either smooth or crunchy, can be mixed with honey or jam, and that’s pretty much it.
There are LOTS of hummus variations. Garlic and sun dried tomato are my favorites.
Both can be used as a vegetable dip and that’s pretty much where the similarity ends. I don’t think you could make a hummus sandwich for example.
I have hummus practically every day as a spread in my sandwiches. In between I add cucumber, pumpkin seeds, marinated tempeh, tomato, lettuce, sometimes red cabbage and mayo. My new staple!
Sounds delicious, you should post your creations in !SandwichPosting@sh.itjust.works
As requested: https://lemmy.zip/post/45187879
Sure, you can put hummus ON a sandwich, but you wouldn’t make just a hummus sandwich like you can with peanut butter. :) That was more my point.
Like ranch dip, you can put ranch on a sandwich, but you wouldn’t make a ranch sandwich.
idk, imo peanutbutter sandwiches are pretty terrible. Its like you have a choking kink and want a pick-me-up at lunch.
Of course you can use hummus as a sandwich spread! It just needs to be less runny. Add some tahini if it’s too runny.
IDK why everyone is saying they’re nothing alike. There’s definite similarities. But they’re different enough that you should at least try hummos yourself to see if you like it.
Also, nota bene: If you tried peanut butter in Europe, it’s very different from the peanut butter in North America.
Because they’re nothing alike.
Peanut butter has a buttery texture, hence the name. Hummus does not.
Beyond that, the flavors are completely different.
I dislike hummus (and that’s putting it mildly), but really like peanut butter. They’re that different.
IDK how you’re making your hummos that it’s not ending up buttery, but you’re missing out.
Look, they’re both legume patés that you spread on sandwiches. They both pair best with an acidic counterpoint. They both taste great with lettuce, or celery. I’m not coming out of nowhere with this.
Crunchy peanut butter with skins and no sugar is kind of similar to hummus. Sweetened smooth peanut butter isn’t similar at all.
If anything, Tahini - a separate spread common to the Middle East, made from sesame seeds - is vaguely closer to peanut butter.
Except for flavor, texture, appearance, and smell. But other than that, an okay match.
What makes you think that? Because they have a somewhat similar colour?
It is not sticky nor fatty. It’s more like a rich puree. Houmous is a paste of chickpea with a few ingredient added. One is tahine, sesame butter, that would be on its own much closer to peanutbutter than hummus is. I also dislike the texture of pb but I don’t have an issue with hummus. It is closer to a vegetable based dip.
How can something be rich if not fatty tho?
It has fat in it but it is not a butter. The same way that a rich chocolate cake doesn’t have the richness/fattyness of peanut butter but is still rich.
The fat is optional. You’re supposed to add olive oil to taste after serving, not while you make it.
