On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 03:39:55 GMT, Blair P. Houghton > wrote:


>You're going to have to describe the structure of that.
>
>To me a falafel is a mediterranean hush-puppy that is
>crumbled into a pita.

Falafel is made from beans. Substitute black beans for the usual
beans and you have black bean falafel. Easy, no?
>Are you saying to make a hush-puppy out of a blob of
>black beans and crumble it into a mexican flapjack?

Yeah, why not? Look outside the box.. Hummous can be made from a
lot of things, not just chickpeas. So can falafels..or anything....

Christine

In article >,
Christine Dabney > wrote:

> Yeah, why not? Look outside the box.. Hummous can be made from a
> lot of things, not just chickpeas. So can falafels..or anything....

Hummus _means_ chick pea (or garbanzo, depending on your dialect).
So, no, it can't be made from any bean. The dish is actually hummus bi
tahina, it is called hummus as short hand. Falafel also has a basic
recipe which does not include black beans, though there is more room for
variation there.

Make whatever you want, but don't call it something else.

Regards,
Ranee

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Ranee Mueller wrote:
> In article >,
> Christine Dabney > wrote:
>
>> Yeah, why not? Look outside the box.. Hummous can be made from a
>> lot of things, not just chickpeas. So can falafels..or anything....
>
> Hummus _means_ chick pea (or garbanzo, depending on your dialect).
> So, no, it can't be made from any bean. The dish is actually hummus bi
> tahina, it is called hummus as short hand. Falafel also has a basic
> recipe which does not include black beans, though there is more room for
> variation there.
>
> Make whatever you want, but don't call it something else.

Can I call them both "bean dip"?

"Matt" > wrote in message
...
> Ranee Mueller wrote:
>> In article >,
>> Christine Dabney > wrote:
>>
>>> Yeah, why not? Look outside the box.. Hummous can be made from a
>>> lot of things, not just chickpeas. So can falafels..or anything....
>>
>> Hummus _means_ chick pea (or garbanzo, depending on your dialect).
>> So, no, it can't be made from any bean. The dish is actually hummus bi
>> tahina, it is called hummus as short hand. Falafel also has a basic
>> recipe which does not include black beans, though there is more room for
>> variation there.
>>
>> Make whatever you want, but don't call it something else.
>
> Can I call them both "bean dip"?

Yes you can, and I am prepared to trounce anyone who dares to say you can't.
>: [

In article >,
Matt > wrote:

> Ranee Mueller wrote:
> > In article >,
> > Christine Dabney > wrote:
> >
> >> Yeah, why not? Look outside the box.. Hummous can be made from a
> >> lot of things, not just chickpeas. So can falafels..or anything....
> >
> > Hummus _means_ chick pea (or garbanzo, depending on your dialect).
> > So, no, it can't be made from any bean. The dish is actually hummus bi
> > tahina, it is called hummus as short hand. Falafel also has a basic
> > recipe which does not include black beans, though there is more room for
> > variation there.
> >
> > Make whatever you want, but don't call it something else.
>
> Can I call them both "bean dip"?

Absolutely!

Regards,
Ranee (thinking of people in other countries serving mashed turnips
and calling them mashed potatoes because they are prepared in a similar
way)

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