On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 06:15:14 -0500, Gary > wrote:

>Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>> U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>> > I have an aversion to garbonzo beans. It's the mouth feel, not the
>> > smell that gets to me.
>>
>> I love them. They are not something I grew up with. I discovered them
>> years ago at restaurant salad bars. I am not much interested in salad
>> greens but would get tomatoes, cucumber, croutons, peppers, chick peas
>> and blue cheese dressing.
>
>I like them in a salad too. I had forgotten about that.
>BTW - no onion slices in your salad?
>
>> Lately I have been making a lot of hummus
>
>I've only tried hummus once some years ago. Someone here highly
>recommended the Trader Joe's brand so I bought some.
>I wasn't impressed.

It's only mashed chickpeas/garbanzos with a bit of flavouring. It's
not a main act, but I like it.