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How?s everyone coping with the hummus situation? Not only was regular hummus all out of stock in Sainsbury?s yesterday, now there?s news of a salmonella recall on a load of hummus products made for various supermarkets. (Although looks like only the snacking variety in Sainsbury?s). It?s often out of stock when I go. Is it under-stocked or has ED developed a massive collective hankering for chick pea and tahini deliciousness?
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"Lidl, Aldi, Asda, Sainsbury's and Morrisons issue urgent recall for hummus over 'deadly salmonella scare"

"The first recall covered expiration dates up to November 7th, but it's now been extended a further 10 years."


Looks bad - but Heart Radio went a bit overboard (I think they mean 10 days)


https://www.heart.co.uk/lifestyle/food-drink/lidl-aldi-asda-sainsburys-morrisons-hummus-recall/

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DulwichFox Wrote:

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> I have eaten Hummus today bought from the Co-Op

> dated use by 10th Nov.

>

> Foxy


Co-Op has emerged unscathed, you can mark yourself ?safe? on Facebook and the like. I find their hummus a bit dense, what do you think of it?

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I make my own. I have a great recipe which doesn't use any oil.


It takes about two minutes (with a jug and a stick blender) and tastes much nicer than the stuff you buy in supermarkets. One batch lasts me several days :)

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womanofdulwich Wrote:

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> Care to share the oil free recipe Sue?



It's this one:



https://www.cearaskitchen.com/fluffy-oil-free-hummus/


I use a can of chickpeas and just shove all the liquid (aquafaba) in. I don't measure it.


I use half the amount of chilli powder she does, and sometimes I add a quarter teaspoon of turmeric (for health not taste reasons).


I only use one clove of garlic, but obviously it depends on the size of the clove and the strength of the garlic.


I make it in a (tallish) measuring jug with my stick blender on a speed of 6 then turbo.


The first time I used my food processor, but with the stick blender there is less washing up :)


I've tried other hummus recipes and I really don't miss the oil when I make it this way.

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This sounds good, thanks Sue. Small tip - our bodies find it difficult to absorb the circumin (healthy compound in turmeric) without black pepper, so I'd add some to any recipe that you make with it.


Sue Wrote:


> It's this one:

>

>

> https://www.cearaskitchen.com/fluffy-oil-free-humm

> us/

>

> I use a can of chickpeas and just shove all the

> liquid (aquafaba) in. I don't measure it.

>

> I use half the amount of chilli powder she does,

> and sometimes I add a quarter teaspoon of turmeric

> (for health not taste reasons).

>

> I only use one clove of garlic, but obviously it

> depends on the size of the clove and the strength

> of the garlic.

>

> I make it in a (tallish) measuring jug with my

> stick blender on a speed of 6 then turbo.

>

> The first time I used my food processor, but with

> the stick blender there is less washing up :)

>

> I've tried other hummus recipes and I really don't

> miss the oil when I make it this way.

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edcam Wrote:

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> This sounds good, thanks Sue. Small tip - our

> bodies find it difficult to absorb the circumin

> (healthy compound in turmeric) without black

> pepper, so I'd add some to any recipe that you

> make with it.

>


Strange that it's the second time I've heard of the black pepper this week (first was for golden milk)

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edcam Wrote:

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> our bodies find it difficult to absorb

> circumin (healthy compound in turmeric)

> without black pepper, so I'd add some to

> any recipe that you make with it.

>


Odd but true:

"For example, piperine, a known bioavailability enhancer, is the major active component of black pepper [16] and is associated with an increase of 2000% in the bioavailability of curcumin [17]. Therefore, the issue of poor bioavailability appears to be resolved by adding agents such as piperine that enhance bioavailability, thus creating a curcumin complex." https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5664031/#B17-foods-06-00092

Even academic studies apparently tend to add something like piperine to help keep curcuminoids in the body longer and hence more available.

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edcam Wrote:

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> This sounds good, thanks Sue. Small tip - our

> bodies find it difficult to absorb the circumin

> (healthy compound in turmeric) without black

> pepper, so I'd add some to any recipe that you

> make with it.

>



Yes you're absolutely right and I'd forgotten about that, trouble is I'm not sure black pepper would go well with the hummus!

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Alan Medic Wrote:

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> Sue, how long is it safe to keep in the fridge?



Don't know, because usually I eat it all within a few days :)


But if it started looking a bit frothy and/or smelling a bit odd, I would bin it.


I imagine it lasts as long as shop-bought hummus does (assuming the shop-bought hummus doesn't have some kind of preservative in it, which I don't think it does).


ETA: I usually transfer it to a covered container in the fridge, eg an old takeaway container. I have loads of those because I freeze things in them :)

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Vote Tory as we will be able to get excellent trade deals with the hummus producing nations rather than depend on the ebbs and flows of the European market - a shortage one month and a slurry lake the next.


I've heard that the clangers are dead keen to sign a deal over green soup and Noggin, King of the country of Nog, wanting to do similar over whatever they produce there.

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