Camel Burgers

by Cindy

Jeff and the camel milk date shake.

Today we set out with some friends for one purpose and one purpose only - to eat camel burgers.  We achieved our objective and washed it all down with a camel date milkshake, actually they brought the shake before the burger so it was more of an appetizer.  The shake was good - it was more like camel milk mixed with date syrup.  It didn't have a thick, ice cream consistency.  It also didn't have the earthy taste that I usually associate with camel milk. All in all, I'd order one again and recommend one to someone else.


As for the burger we had a few choices when ordering - cheese, mushroom and rosemary, spicy (my choice) which was caramelized onions and red pepper flakes, and Jeff chose the house burger- cheese and a fried egg.

The menu cover

As we were driving over to eat, our friends informed us that camel meat is actually a bit of a purpleish color.  Somehow I had missed this information and admittedly it didn't sit really well with me.  I wasn't sure about eating a neon purple burger.  However, when the burger showed up at the table, you would have thought it was beef.  It was served with a side of fries so everything had "the look" you would expect when ordering a burger.  When it came time for the first bite, we all tasted at once...just in case.  The verdict?  It tasted like beef.  We all finished our burgers and fries and enjoyed some Arabic coffee to wash it all down.

As for the recommendation?  If you get a chance to eat camel meat - I'd take it.

Camel meat apparently has numerous health benefits.