# Is there a type of hummus without tahini?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-type-of-hummus-without-tahini/708141>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 25, 2014, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-type-of-hummus-without-tahini/708141 "2014-12-25T04:52:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 2

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2014, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-type-of-hummus-without-tahini/708141/21 "2014-12-26T09:08:45Z")

</div>

I’ll also add that hummus is also served on falafel, as well as in many other sandwiches (I like it with hot dogs). Also, technically speaking, hummus is a _wipe_, not a dip.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2014, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-type-of-hummus-without-tahini/708141/22 "2014-12-26T18:46:56Z")

</div>

> [@grude](#):
>
> I’ve never seen tahini provided by itself in a ME restaurant…

You should try going to an _authentic_ ME restaurant. 🙂

I live in the Middle East.  
And almost every restaurant and felafel stand provides tahini by itself, ready to be poured on top of whatever you order—as a sauce, or a salad dressing.

[Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-type-of-hummus-without-tahini/708141.md?page=1)