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The origin of Hummus is not precisely known. It is Levantine and an centuries-old Arab delicacy probably originating in modern-day Lebanon.
Hummus is Arab, but Israelis still love it. And the best Hummus places in Israel are owned by Palestinians. Although Israelis would concede that Hummus is Arab, two Israelis firms have nearly monopolized the American Hummus market.
This has irritated the Lebanese who claim that Israel is marketing Hummus as Israeli and thus robbing Lebanese firms of millions of dollars. Lebanon is seeking legal recourse to prevent Israel from selling anything under the label of Hummus akin to Greece’s sole use of feta cheese, France’s champagne and Italy’s Parmesan. The Land of Cedars has done more than that: it recently cooked the largest Hummus plate in an affirmation of its culinary heritage and in an effort to exclusively claim Hummus.
But Lebanon does not have a claim to exclusive marketing. Because the exact origin of Hummus is ambiguous all Arab Levantine nations (Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, and Jordan) have an equal claim to Hummus.
Israel is not giving up though, and recently cooked an even bigger dish that has stolen the record from Lebanon.
The 'Great War of Hummus' has gone like this: 700pound dish by Israel, defeated by 2ton dish by Lebanon, which itself was upended by a 4ton dish by Israel.
But now the Lebanese have set a mother of records:
It took 300 chefs, hours of work and 10 tons of hummus[see above], but on May 8, Lebanon broke the world record for the largest bowl of hummus.
This is getting absurd let's stop. Or else the Middle East may become overrun with it. Which, considering realities, may not be the worst thing.
