Camel meat will you try it ?

[Dayner]

(Reuters Life!) - Move over, beef. Camel meat could become the newest Australian export as early as 2012 if an Egyptian businessman is successful with his bid to open a slaughterhouse and meat processing plant in a rural South Australian town.

Magdy El Ashram's ambitions would not only bring camel meat, which he says is healthier than beef, to dinner tables around the world, it would also reduce a feral camel population in the Australian outback that has caused serious ecological problems, and create up to 300 jobs in a place that badly needs them.

"Camel meat is much better than beef...it's the lesser fat than all the meat kingdom. If you put beef, mutton, kangaroo, emu any meat, then camel meat will be the lesser fat than all of them," he said.

"Camel is a popular food in the Middle East, North Africa and Europe, and Australia has the resources to provide meat to people who like it."

Originally introduced in 1840, mainly from India to provide transport, there are currently more than 1 million feral camels roaming over 3 million square km of outback Australia, breeding at a rate that doubles their population every nine years.

The Australian Federal Government has provided A$19 million ($20 million)over four years to assist in managing feral camels, and a camel culling program began in 2010. The animals cause more than A$10 million a year in damage to fragile outback ecosystems.

"Controlling the numbers decreases the pressure on the landscape in dry conditions and will result in fewer camels dying very cruelly due to starvation, dehydration and trampling," said Jane Ferguson, Managing Director at Ninti One Limited, a management firm in charge of the Australian Feral Camel Managing Project.

"Commercial camel operations need to be driven by economic considerations and need to address the animal welfare issues associated with mustering and transporting wild camels over large distances."

"A LITTLE CHEWY"

El Ashram said he applied Friday to the Port Pirie rural council for permission to develop what would eventually be the largest abattoir in Australia, capable of processing 100,000 animals a year.

This would also include donkey and goat meat destined for the Middle East, North Africa and Asia.

Wild camel feeds largely on grasses and could be viewed as a high quality "organic" alternative to purpose farmed stock, according to El Ashram. Licensed musterers would deliver the animals.

"Obviously it's a good environmental solution and it will bring important employment alternatives to the area," Port Pirie Mayor Brenton Vanstone said.

And the flavour?

El Ashram describes camel meat as similar to beef in the shape and smell, but richer in iron and vitamin C than both beef and lamb.

"The only thing about camel is, if it's aged it's a bit chewy," he said. "But that's the same case with an old cow."

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/18/us-australia-camels-idUSTRE73H0W020110418

Spoiler:

i dare anyone to try it ;p

 

[Lucki]

At first glance at the second pic I thought "Damn, is that a baby camel?" Then bricks were shat.

On topic: yes, I probably would. Depending on how it was prepared of course.

 

[Shirai]

i dare anyone to try it ;p

As far as eating unusual meat goes;
I've eaten meat from deers, frogs, ducks, snakes, horses, rabbits, austriches, kangaroos, pigeons and probably a couple other animals as I don't always know nor ask what they served me.
If it tastes good, it tastes good, I see no reason why I should not try this.

Burger looks delicious, what's your take on camel meat Dayner?

 

[Dayner]

oh your such a carnivore

as for the tastes the adult one is kinda fatty and heavier then beef and lamb meat although its still taste good

 

[Morcheeba]

Camel is not overly cute or pretty therefore I would try it =) A slow cook roast of camel with a beef gravy sounds pretty damn good to me.

 

[Dancingweapon]

I dunno, both them pictures look gross. My food has to look nice before I'll even touch it. If anyone served me that, the type of meat it was would be the last thing I'd give a shit about.

 

[Uzor]

Why wouldn't I eat it? It's no different from a cow.

I would not eat dolphin, monkey or elephant meat as they are intelligent animals - which is the reason why I also don't eat pig, crows, cats and dogs.

 

[Dayner]

ah come on its taste good ;p

the 2nd pic meal called "Kabsa" its the Saudi national dish ... and it what kill us most here.., its usually serve with beef or lamp


btw here is how you make it in case if you want to try it

 

[Shirai]

Let's see if there's a shop in Holland that sells it.
Knowing my city (Amsterdam) it's probably even a place close to my home.

 

[Uzor]

ah come on its taste good ;p

I'm sure it is, it's why I said I would eat it if I found it in Sweden

I'm ashamed to say I also love shark fin soup, but I try not to eat it out of principle... Snails is one hellova dish too, too bad it's hard to find a place that sell snails anymore in Sweden.

 

[Raesvelg]

My goal is to become the 1/2 Noah's Ark of Carnivores.

One of every animal!

Except dogs. I could never eat a dog.

 

[Dancingweapon]

I dunno, I don't mind the idea of eating animals that aren't typically consumed but certain animals I can't imagine to even taste good. I still would try it if it smelt/looked tasty though lol.

 

[Dancingweapon]

I once heard that Lady Gaga tastes like either tuna or giant squid, dependent on the day of the week.

 

[Shirai]

I've eaten squirrel.

What's that taste like?

 

[Hexx]

I'd give it a try in burger form =P

 

[alanon]

Why wouldn't I eat it? It's no different from a cow.

I would not eat dolphin, monkey or elephant meat as they are intelligent animals - which is the reason why I also don't eat pig, crows, cats and dogs.

Are you seriously trying to tell me that you have never eaten bacon, ham, sausage.......or General Tso's Chicken??

 

[Shirai]

.......or General Tso's Chicken??

Being European, no. I don't even have a damn clue what to think of that.
The rest, yes. I am, as Dayner sais, a carnivore.
I could never become a vegitarian out of free will, I like meat too much for it.

 

[Hexx]

Being European, no. I don't even have a damn clue what to think of that.
The rest, yes. I am, as Dayner sais, a carnivore.
I could never become a vegitarian out of free will, I like meat too much for it.

Agreed, we didnt claw our way up the food chain just to eat vegetables -_-;

 

[Morcheeba]

Maybe it's just me, I know I'm weird (at times), but does anyone else ever get weirded out once and a while when you're eating or about to eat meat? Sometimes when I crack an egg, if the thought passes my mind of where it came from, I get grossed right out and can't eat it. And that happens with Ribs a lot, more-so than any other meat. I think it's because I'm gnawing meat off the bone and picture what I'm doing.

 

[Raesvelg]

Nope. Not really. I embrace my position as an apex predator.