Pb is gross so i dont know if i would like something similar to it
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
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
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. :)
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.
I don’t know, I haven’t heard of people doing that and I feel like I’d need to throw some salad or tomato on top to make it worthwhile.
But I might also misjudge it, because we don’t call the 100% peanut stuff “peanut butter” in my country and well, because I haven’t really tried it.
To be honest, though, the main point of my comment was that it’s great for cooking. I really don’t feel like you’d want to mix the sugary stuff into even a fraction of the sauces that I put the 100% peanut stuff in.
I’d been off peanut butter for years. Restarted because of a dog. I don’t buy any with sugar (Adam’s is just peanuts), as it’s bad for me, bad for the dog.
Sugar additives are a plague that spans most US foods.
Not looking to sign up for diabetes, thanks
no, its not as thick, but more like a sour cream dip, and not past-y.
Maybe sort of texture wise, but even that is a stretch.
I am going to with No.
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!
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!
I’ll Baba ganoush you… 😚
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
You actually did! Thank you. :)
Sounds good. I usually do hummus, sriacha, turkey, cucumber, red onion, tomato and lettuce.
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.
I’d counter and say a lot of the properties can be considered similar since it’s legume paste, but the flavor and additives are totally different.
You know, you could just buy some and try it. It’s not expensive.
Or make it because it tastes way better
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.
One of the ingredients is tahini (essentially sesame seed butter), but the end result is nothing like peanut butter.
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.
Tahine is not optional. Tahine is sesame butter.
Not at all. I love peanuts but hate peanutbutter. I also love hummus. Its way tangier and not as thick as peanut butter. I have found a few local brands that are dry and thick that I can’t stand.
