# The humus is tainted (in a good way!)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humus-is-tainted-in-a-good-way/829293>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 10, 2019, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humus-is-tainted-in-a-good-way/829293 "2019-02-10T19:17:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f08c70/32.png) [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shinna_Minna_Ma)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2019, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humus-is-tainted-in-a-good-way/829293/1 "2019-02-10T19:17:49Z")

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Friday morning, before Shabbat, my wife made humus, as she does almost every Friday morning. Yesterday afternoon, before Shabbat, I roasted some garlic.

Friday night I mashed the garlic into the humus I had spread on my challah. It tasted spicy, but I thought it was the garlic. Delicious!

Saturday, as we were eating, I asked my wife if she used a different recipe for the humus. “Why?” she asked laughing. “Does it taste spicy?” I answered, “Well, for one thing, it’s darker than normal. And it does taste spicy, but I thought it was the garlic last night.” “What about now, without the garlic?” I tasted it, and yes, it was spicy. (That’s ok. I love spicy food.) She said, “I added a teaspoon of chipotle.”

Now she says it’s too spicy for her, so it’s up to me to somehow finish it all by next Friday. I will see if I am up to the challenge.

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**Author:** ![CelticKnot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/celticknot/32/3392_2.png) [@CelticKnot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CelticKnot)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2019, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humus-is-tainted-in-a-good-way/829293/2 "2019-02-11T00:45:03Z")

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If the humus is tainted, don’t plant any seeds in it. 😉

Chipotle-garlic hummus sounds good.