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Hummus and peanut butter are close relatives
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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.
I read it as "because chickpeas and peanuts are both legumes, one could see the comparison, however, since tahini is included, peanuts would not work well as a replacement"
You are giving them way too much credit.
Or you're overconfident. Thanks for the downvote.
Sure, champ.
So almond butter isn't in the same category as peanut butter?
Did you smell burnt toast..?
That's what I was going to put my hummus and peanut butter on!
D=s
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.