On the Hummus Route is a one-of-its-kind collection of recipes, stories, essays, street photography, and other imagery. Both art book and cookbook, it runs across the streets and alleyways of nine Middle Eastern hummus hubs, from Cairo all the way to Damascus via Gaza, Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Nazareth, Jerusalem, Acre, and Beirut. With contributions from celebrated cooks such as Claudia Roden and Sami Tamimi, as well as historians, poets, photographers, illustrators, and calligraphers, On the Hummus Route is a remarkable salute to the humble chickpea and the many ways it is eaten. The title's d...