observantTrapezium@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 months agoHummus and peanut butter are close relativeslemmy.caimagemessage-square44linkfedilinkarrow-up1208arrow-down113
arrow-up1195arrow-down1imageHummus and peanut butter are close relativeslemmy.caobservantTrapezium@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square44linkfedilink
minus-squareLordMayor@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·3 months agoPeanuts and chickpeas are both legumes. Tahini is made from sesame seeds. So, I’d say not as closely related.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·3 months agoTahini is a vital ingredient in hummus.
minus-square🍉 DrRedOctopus 🐙🍉@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 months agoforgetting that there’s tahini in there is like thinking mayo is just raw blended eggs
minus-squareTrickDacy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·3 months agoThat seems like the exact point they were making.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·3 months agoNo, LordMayor did not seem to understand why Tahini was being mentioned.
minus-squareYiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-23 months agoSo almond butter isn’t in the same category as peanut butter?
minus-squareThe Ramen Dutchman@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·3 months agoDid you smell burnt toast…?
minus-squarenandeEbisu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·3 months agoThat’s what I was going to put my hummus and peanut butter on!
minus-squarenandeEbisu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoI agree, superficially they’re similar but Hummus is emulsified in an external fat, the tahini, while peanut butter is emulsified in its own fat. Tahini is closer to peanut butter than hummus, hummus is like making a peanut sauce from the peanut butter.
But what about the Tahini?
Peanuts and chickpeas are both legumes.
Tahini is made from sesame seeds. So, I’d say not as closely related.
Tahini is a vital ingredient in hummus.
forgetting that there’s tahini in there is like thinking mayo is just raw blended eggs
That seems like the exact point they were making.
No, LordMayor did not seem to understand why Tahini was being mentioned.
So almond butter isn’t in the same category as peanut butter?
Did you smell burnt toast…?
D=s
That’s what I was going to put my hummus and peanut butter on!
I agree, superficially they’re similar but Hummus is emulsified in an external fat, the tahini, while peanut butter is emulsified in its own fat.
Tahini is closer to peanut butter than hummus, hummus is like making a peanut sauce from the peanut butter.