"This is a truly fascinating book—a real whirlwind tour through centuries of history, culture, and politics. There is so much about hummus I never realized I didn’t know! I’ve eaten some of the best hummus of my life in Israel, in Palestine, and in Lebanon, and this book really has given me a fresh insight into the many-layered history behind this simple bowl of chickpea and tahini dip."
— Felicity Spector, journalist, Great Taste Award judge
"A must-read for anyone interested in food culture. Readers will find Nussbaum’s little book on hummus to be a delicious treasure trove of facts and figures."
— New York Journal of Books
"Hummus: A Global History would make an attractive gift for the hummus-lover in your life. To paraphrase the author, the next best thing to eating hummus is reading about it, and there is plenty to satisfy the reader here."
— OxVeg News
"The book explores the history of the popular pulse, the huge impact it has had on eating habits around the world, and the passion that it produces politically. Nussbaum, a writer who specializes in food culture of the ancient world, brings the Levantine origins of hummus to life with details that provide context for this humble dish. . . . For anyone interested in food history in the region, this book is a very good place to start."
— Ivy Lerner-Frank, Digestible Bits and Bites