I peep softly inside an Easter basket alongside dyed treats, but attach the word 'pea' to my tail and I turn into the main ingredient of creamy Mediterranean hummus. What am I?
A chick
A chick is a baby Easter fowl, while a 'chickpea' (garbanzo bean) is the base legume of hummus.
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