Something New For Dinner

[RedAngie]

Has anybody ever had this? DD saw it at the Reading Terminal Market in downtown Philly. $14.99 per pound frozen.

 

[easyas123]

No, I for one haven't seen it....interesting. Did she get it to try?

I'd have to think about that one.

 

[RedAngie]

No, I for one haven't seen it....interesting. Did she get it to try?

I'd have to think about that one.

No, she didn’t buy it. Just saw it and sent me the photo. I looked up some recipes, yep, there are camel burgers, meatloaf, etc.

 

[BlueStarryHat]

Isn't it funny how we eat certain animals, but recoil at eating others? I regularly eat cow and chicken and pig, but the thought of eating camel makes me feel vaguely sick and uncomfortable.

 

[Bianca and Bernard]

I'm not sure I could eat camel. I've had antelope, elk, ostrich, boar, venison, and buffalo; shark, frog legs, gator and snake; 'Rocky Mountain Oysters', rabbit, duck, and turtle. BTW...none of it 'tastes like chicken'. I did NOT like the turtle (in a broth) or snake (deepfried) or the frogs legs (I tried one nibble and noped right on out). The ostrich was on the bottom as well for me, along with rabbit, but those might be because of I like rabbits and ostriches; and I think duck is just too fatty for me, but I love duck fat fried potatoes! And the 'oysters' were just ewww. Everything else was tasty.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

It's incredibly lean and difficult to work with. Also if it comes from an older camel, it's quite gamey and even tougher. The taste is not such that I'd pay $15 a pound for it. But perhaps they've ground enough fat into it it could actually make a burger.

 

[usnuzuloose]

Never saw it. I have been to a burger stand where they serve Ostrich. I would try it again.

 

[Buzz Rules]

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesal...-slow-trek-to-get-americans-to-eat-camel-meat

Somalia, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia eat camel.

 

[RedAngie]

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesal...-slow-trek-to-get-americans-to-eat-camel-meat

Somalia, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia eat camel.

I figured camel might actually be a staple in some Middle Eastern and African countries.

About 10 years ago or so, the contestants on The Amazing Race visited a village marketplace in Bahrain or UAE or similar. There were camel heads with long necks hanging from a rope available for purchase.

 

[antmaril]

I saw this ingredient on a recent episode of “Chopped”.

 

[TwoMisfits]

Has anybody ever had this? DD saw it at the Reading Terminal Market in downtown Philly. $14.99 per pound frozen.

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If you took the "1" off the price, I'd give it a go...but at $15/lb for my fam size - yeah, I can have ground lamb, beef, bison, pork, veal, chicken, and turkey cheaper, so why give this a try...if someone else bought it and made it, I'd give it a go...