"Flavorthrillers"

Good morning, fellow Hummusapiens!

Because I am a glass half full kind of gal, 

the fact that this hummus did not quite match up to my expectations of it's origins isn't really a bad thing per se.

See, I've realized something and I'm fessing up to it: 

I'm completely and utterly spoiled in my taste, in a very "American-y" sort of way. 

I like things a tad rich (though not nearly as bad as I use to be). 

But I like things with a little...um...OOMPH, if you will.

Some kickin' flavor.

Some drooltasticness.

Some saliva-inducing quality.

So, just because this tub of glop, 

Nature's Healthy Gourmet Original Hummus 

(found in the awesome, great and holy place of Whole Foods)

probably won't have me clamoring for seconds, 

doesn't mean those with more organic tongue buds 

won't be drooling over it's more 

neutral/natural tones of badass bean, 

I assure you. 

If you like your paste a bit lacking in the tahini department

and 

don't mind a less sodium-esque experience 

(I'm a salt lover. Guilty. True story. Put me away!)

then this may be the tub of choice (T.O.C) for you.

Herein commences the first dip: the anticipation is building...

Then BOOM! Shot down!

It was just too neutral for me.

BUT

if you're into the more whipped kind of stuff

(of course, my lardy bum loves a bit of weight, 

something more substantial)

then this is for you, though it's not as fluffy as the Athenos brand (thank-to-the-goodness!).

I won't lie - I pawned the rest of this off on my Vegan friend.

She totally dug it.

Like I was saying, she fit the bill - she likes foods that are more...

how do you put it...?

...earthy, I guess. 

Organic. 

None the richer, if you will.

She'll down Vegan animal cookies, veggie chips, carrots, and raw green peppers like the dickens 

(lot of raw stuff actually)...

That sort of thing.

That's why I can't really knock this stuff too bad, 

because when it comes down to it, it's some healthy shit-ake, 

and that's not to be taken lightly in today's 

over-greased, 

over-salted, 

over-most-things-bad-for-you and 

most-things-over-processed 

society.

So to be honest, I'd rather down some semi-yummy 

but uber-healthy 

hummusness,

compared to just plain processed crap like:

that makes one feel like:

instead of feeling capable of:

or:

So I guess the lesson of the day is

that we should learn to lower our taste-buds

when it comes to being overly-processed

 "flavorthrillers"

(did we just come up with a new term? I think so...!)

and learn to enjoy the simpler things sometimes.

Okay, now I need to make it official by emphasizing it:

FLAVORTHRILLERS

Enjoy :)

~ Nema the Nosher