The emotive power of hummus all over the Middle East cannot be overstated, being the focus of some serious tribal rivalries.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Many people struggle to make hummus that lives up to their expectations at home, and recreating a favourite brand or the stuff from your local deli is almost impossible.
The humble are in danger when those in power disagree.
There is a conflict in the Middle East between two entities, and they're both right, each in their own way.
According to some Eastern religion, there is a belt that goes across the world, and I've heard that Minnesota is right in the heart of this spiritual-creative belt of energy.
Second to agriculture, humbug is the biggest industry of our age.
The Middle East is obviously an issue that has plagued the region for centuries.
Everything that could produce a clash between the Arab world and the West seemed dangerous to me.
Middle Eastern cuisine has the same depth of ingredients and processes as other cuisines. They just haven't had as much exposure.
Above all, it is not decency or goodness of gentleness that impresses the Middle East, but strength.
In the Middle East, the conflict today is a matter of generations and not of cultures.