Refugees are cooking up a fresh twist By Contributor Published: 08:00, 14 March 2021 Get the Inverness Courier sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the day's newspaper Manal Kahi. Picture: PA Photo/Penny De Los Santos. When Manal Kahi moved from Lebanon to New York to start a degree at Columbia, she loved exploring the myriad cuisines on offer in the sprawling metropolis, but couldnât find a decent pot of hummus for love nor money. After she started whipping up batches of hummus using a recipe handed down by her Syrian grandmother â batches that were eagerly devoured by friends â Kahi thought she might have spotted a gap in the market.