Lifestyle and Fashion News Give Chickpeas A Chance: Why Hummus Unites, And Divides, The Mideast July 19, 2016 0 Comment Lebanese chefs celebrate in Beirut after setting a new Guinness record for what was then the biggest tub of hummus in the world — weighing over 2 tons — in October 2009. The world record effort was part of Lebanon’s bid to claim hummus as its own.