Madaidaicin rubutun kalmar shine “hummus”, kuma tana nufin tsomawa Gabas ta Tsakiya ko shimfidawa daga dafaffe, dafaffen kajin da aka daka, da tahini, man zaitun, ruwan lemun tsami, gishiri, da tafarnuwa. Hummus sanannen abinci ne a ƙasashe da yawa kuma galibi ana yin hidima azaman appetizer ko a matsayin wani ɓangare na mezze platter. Kalmar “hummus” ta fito ne daga kalmar larabci na kaji, wato “ḥummuṣ.”