The month of May that began today (Sunday) is usually the period that heralds the beginning of festivals and festive events that are not part of a holiday.
One such is Israel's first hummus festival, a particularly intriguing event that kicks off in about a week and a half (9.5) and ends five days later, on International Chickpea Day starting at 13.5.
The festival will sanctify not only the "paste" chickpeas but also the chickpeas as a raw material and also the chickpeas as a culture.
Seven chefs from famous restaurants in Israel will open the kitchens on a one-time basis for a festive Friday lunch brunch that will focus on hummus, in its many forms.
The honorable list includes Ido Feiner (Roberta Vinci in Pardes Hanna-Karkur), Anar Ben Rafael Furman from Alter Restaurant in Ramat Hasharon, Pastel Restaurant at the Tel Aviv Museum, Oren Asido and his beloved Ola restaurant, Guy Gamzo who will turn his bingo burger into a "sea hummus ", Hamudi Abulafia and Jake Seitovich who will hold a hummus brunch in Dalida and Erez Komrovsky who will open a pop-up called" Masbaha Chic "at the entrance to the Azrieli Sharona tower.
The Israeli Chickpea Festival.
Bloody Chic, Photo: Anatoly Michaelo
In addition, Sharona Market in Tel Aviv will actually become the largest hummus in Israel, according to the festival organizers, with a variety of special dishes on the purity of hummus at the many stalls on site (Yuval Ben Neria's Miyazaki, Eyal Shani's buffet, pita basta and more) and a particularly intriguing pop-up. From Strauss' "Achla" with a machine that prepares fresh chickpeas at the touch of a button, to which it will be possible to add a variety of toppings such as greens, artichoke shawarma, spicy benero sauce or chickpea miso.
The Israeli Chickpea Festival.
Gigi Kobla, Photo: Anatoly Michaelo
Wait, it's not over.
If you want to leave Tel Aviv following the hummus, you can do so with a variety of culinary tours in Haifa, Acre, Nazareth and Jerusalem.
For the full list of events and other relevant details - the festival website
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