Hulbah

{{Short description|Condiment made from ground fenugreek seeds}}

{{Infobox Prepared Food

|name=Hulbah

|image=Hilbah (cropped).png

|caption=

|country=Yemen

|type=

|main_ingredient=fenugreek seeds, water, Leek, salt, Citric acid

}}

{{Arab cuisine}}

{{Distinguish|Hilbeh (Dessert)}}

Hulbah, holbah, helbeh or hilbeh ({{langx|ar|حلبة}}) is a condiment made from ground fenugreek seeds. A traditional Yemeni food,{{Cite news|url=https://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/hilbeh-traditional-spiced-fenugreek-dip-from-yemen-385725|title=Hilbeh - Traditional Spiced Fenugreek Dip From Yemen Recipe - Genius Kitchen|access-date=2018-10-29}} now popularized among other cultures as well, especially by Yemenite Jews in Israel, who have introduced it to other ethnic groups.{{Citation |contribution=The Yemenite Cuisine |title=Ascending the Palm Tree: An Anthology of the Yemenite Jewish Heritage|last=Mizrachi|first=Avshalom|author-link=:he:אבשלום מזרחי |editor1=Rachel Yedid|editor2=Danny Bar-Maoz|publisher=E'ele BeTamar|place=Rehovot|page=129 |year=2018 |language=en |oclc=1041776317 }} Hulbah greatly expands when added to water. When whisked in a bowl, it takes on a light, frothy texture. It is consumed almost every day domestically in Yemen, and can be eaten by itself or added to saltah and fahsa.{{Cite web|url=http://jimenaexperience.org/yemen/about/culture/hilbe/|title=Hilbeh|website=jimenaexperience.org|access-date=2018-10-29}} A dollop of hulbah is often dished out of the larger batch and added to hot soup.