Hummus or houmous is a Levantine and Egyptian food dip. It is made from cooked, mashed chickpeas blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic. It has a mild and lightly spicy taste with a creamy texture.
As an appetizer, it goes well with tortilla chips, crackers or crudités like carots or cucumbers. As a dip, it is served as part of a meze or as an accompaniment to falafel, grilled chicken, fish or eggplant or with flatbread.