Start blending those garbanzo beans, because International Hummus Day arrives Monday, May 13.
The day that celebrates all things hummus was created by Ben Lang, a tech entrepreneur who got things started at a Tel Aviv hackathon seven years ago.
Lang likes to say he started Hummus Day out of a pure love for the chickpea spread, and ended up creating a holiday around a food that could bring people together throughout the world.
This year, there are free hummus plates at restaurants from Texas to Australia, workshops in Europe and, perhaps not surprisingly, not a whole lot of activity around the day here in Israel.
Of course, hummus is accessed fairly easily in these parts for any meal of the day
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Lang recommends eating hummus on May 13 for breakfast, lunch or dinner, following the International Hummus Day Facebook page, and sharing on social media.
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