Over the weekend I had to drop into the supermarket for supplies...those supplies may or may not have been Lindt chocolate, I shall neither confirm or deny, but the point of it is I was there so decided to wander around to see what other supplies I may need on the spur of the moment.
My local supermarket is one of those gourmet ones, slightly more expensive than others but has an incredibly diverse range of products from all over the world. They don't have three hundred different versions of each product like some of the mainstream supermarkets though, endless shelves of fucken cornflakes for instance, but their range is vast and the quality high. The supermarket has just won an international award, retailer of the year, and I can vouch for why; it's an awesome supermarket. Anyway, I'll move on.
I wandered into the frozen product section to get some much needed sugar-free ice creams when I came across a product I'd not seen before...fucken camel milk of all things, produced by a local business called Humpalicious.
I know camels are not an animal most would associate with Australia but in truth there's a lot of them here, over a million roaming free in the central regions of the country actually, but they're not a native species.
Back in the early 1800's the British explorers were ranging into the central parts of the country to explore and map for roads, telegraph and such things; many came to grief. The expedition of intrepid explorers Burke and Wills is one such example.
Australia is an unforgiving place and for the ill-prepared...it's deadly. These fellows died of thirst and starvation and that's not a good way to go. Anyway, it was soon discovered that horses were ill-suited to the extreme conditions and so cameleers from Afghanistan were brought in along with their animals and things were back on track, the explorers ranged out far and wide. The problem was that they were let go or ran away from time to time and over a hundred and fifty subsequent years have bred to the number we have now. (They are often culled as they damage the delicate balance of the land.)
Anyway, we have fucken camels here ok?
I've eaten a camel, not the entire thing just a steak, which I did at a pub in Alice Springs which sits right in the middle of the outback in the centre of the country; surprisingly it was tasty and I'd eat it again. I've not had camel milk though and, to be honest, was quite surprised to see it in the supermarket and that it's made right here locally. I didn't buy any, it was $19.95 for a 1 litre container and I'm not inclined to pay that much for something I may not like, but I was curious so did some research on the interwebs and discovered it has some pretty decent health benefits.
I'm not sure if camel milk is delicious, or humpalicious, as I have not tried it so maybe someone could enlighten me.
Australia is a very culturally diverse country and we can get pretty much anything we could want or need here, foods from all over the world, and I think that's a good thing. I am old enough to remember when it wasn't quite as diverse and options were limited but these days if I want it I can get it and I often do.
It made me think about other places and what may be, or may not be, available. If you're inclined you might like to comment below and tell me about a food product you have found in your own location that you never expected to see or some weird or obscure food you've run into. Did you try it and like it or do you choose not to? Feel free to comment if you'd like.
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Well I give the name a two humps up! Pretty catchy! I'd try it
I'll give it a crack one of these days too, probably.
I don't think I have tried Camel. I definitely would though. A camel steak would be humpalicious! Wonder what the milk is like. I mean that is pretty extortionate pricing so we will probably never know!
Yeah the price is bonkers, fucken capitalist camels! Get onto a steak though, it's worth it.
Aye man, a steak of any stripe is good but a steak of something you haven't tried before is always a treat!
When you come here I'll take you to a place and you'll get to eat crocodile, camel, buffalo,emu and kangaroo steaks. We have beef ones too of course.
We'll make a crocodile Dundee out of you. We'll call you Scotodile Dundee though...being Scotlandish and all.
Scotodile, that sounds freaky!! Lol
I have had croc and buffalo, in fact buffalo is quite popular here. Well, not really but it is easyish to get as some farms raise them. I am quite partial to a buffalo burger!
I am fecking game for all the above, with some crunchy veggies on the side and boom! I'm a happy man!
Will have to dig out my Scotodile Dundee hat!
Croc is on the menu up there? Awesome...I wonder if Loch Ness monster steaks are available here. 🙄
Get your Scotodile Dundee hat bro, one must.
Hehe, I have only ever seen it in farmers markets. They tend to have the good stuff! It costs a bit but I like to get a bit of whatever exotica they have when I do to the local one on top of my go to Bison burgers which are fucking ace.
A Nessie steak would be tops. Could keep a family of Nessie's in a farm like salmon! Minus the lice of course 😀
The truth is that I'm curious to know what camel meat tastes like, very curious. In the case of milk, I didn't even know it existed and it was a surprise. But it's true that it's expensive for something you don't know if you're going to like it.
Interesting the history of camels in Australia, it is like the case of several animals in Argentina brought by the colonisers.
If I compare Argentina with Spain I found many products here that I didn't find there, but they are not so strange, at least I think so.
I have seen milk, or rather it is called horchata milk, which I had never tasted before. My friend gave me a taste, I thought it was disgusting hahaha but my palate is not used to it, that's definitely not milk hahaha.
I've eaten camel steaks but I can't describe the tasteI guess. It has the same (similar) texture as beef although possibly a little tougher. It was tasty though, I'd eat it again.
So if the opportunity arises, I will give it a try without hesitation. I know Australian beef is the best hahaha.
Well, Argentinian beef is the best, except for Australian beef, which everyone knows of course.
I'll have to verify that at some point, until I try it I can't give a verdict.🤣
From what one learns in Hive 😅, I had never heard about camel milk , I knew that there is milk of many things but camel milk to be drunk, it is crazy.
Powdered milk is popular? Maybe you could have powdered camel milk!
Lol.
Powdered milk is the only option here, Mate.
Unless you live in the countryside and have livestock
So, that is a good idea, though bringing it from Australia , I don't think it'd be worth it, we might bring camels instead 😂
Yeah, get them camels onto a Qantas flight, milk for everyone!
Hi Galen, I have tried different vegetable milks for my personal taste like lentil milk in health food stores, I did not like it.
I think that in every culture food diversity should have its people who enjoy it.
How does one milk a lentil, it doesn't have nipples. 🤔
jajajjaq😂😂😂 it is vegetable milk, I think that the plant has its secret to provide it, but I promise to investigate how they get it out of this protein Galen.
I'll let you know, as soon as I know as naturists do.
A secret? Maybe the plant has secret boobs with lovely ripe nipples that can be milked. #plantboobs
😂😂😂😂😘.
I've seen them make milk out of a lot of things like Pistachio milk, and Sesame seed milk; things that don't actually produce milk. So seeing a camel milk for the first time is believable and intriguing. I'm willing to try that at least once. As for what I've encountered, crocodile meat. I didn't get to try it, but I am willing to taste it.
I don't know how they milk a nut, there's no nipples, so I guess nut milk should probably be called juice?
I reckon it'd be worth giving camel milk a try though, there's worse things to drink.
Exactly. And if it doesn't taste special, it can just be a good conversation topic. "Have you tried camel milk?" That's something you don't hear everyday.
Agreed, could be a good way to break the ice.
I didn't know there were camels in Australia. It makes sense that they adapt well there.
The most exotic thing I've eaten is frog legs, back in my teenage years. I didn't like seeing how their muscles moved in the pan when they were being cooked. I don't know if I would eat them again.
When I was on a scholarship at the college, the Chinese or Vietnamese would eat dog, I never saw this, but everyone talked about it. For me, this is something unacceptable.
If there weren't so many issues with food here, I would be a vegetarian.
I also know people who eat cats. It's horrible to know that they hunt and kill them to eat because there is a shortage and there are people here who are starving. I would never eat this even if I were dying of hunger.
G, one day I had chickens and hens as pets. I only had them to collect their eggs. I also had a litter of rabbits and every time one had to be killed, I cried and then I didn't eat that with pleasure. The chickens and hens, those I never ate, the ones I raised. I was thinking of completely stopping eating chicken (the ones I buy frozen at the supermarket) when I saw how loving and intelligent these animals are.
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I've had frogs legs too, didn't care for them though.
I think if people saw exactly how their meat and poultry was processed a lot would stop eating it. As for eating cats, that's not legit, but it's done I guess, people in certain countries are not selective with what they eat. I cuddle cats, not eat them.
I've been thinking about an answer for hours and I couldn't find one. The truth is that I am no longer surprised to see anything in any store. But I do remember the shock I felt at the sight of certain foods when I arrived in Spain as a child. I was used to pasta, sausages, cheeses and meat. When I arrived I was perplexed at the sight of seafood, such as shrimp, and they were also to eat....
A hug.
There's seemingly no end to what's available to buy; humans are ingenious and have a voracious appetite for more more more I guess and that ensures an endless supply if...well, more more more, I guess.
I remember a post of yours about a documentary on the overexploitation of the sea, so more, more, more is also less, less, less
Indeed.
Good night? See you tomorrow Galen, and thank you
Yeah no probs...I'm about to head to the hotel restaurant for breakfast and start my day. (It's early.)
Night.
So, have a great day
Ok. Added to the bucket list, camel steaks and a humpalicious milk shake.
Now if the fucker that keeps kickin' my bucket (list) over would stop please.
Proof of Steak is not just a crypto thing.
Lol...get them on there, worth a go.
I don't know as though I have ever seen camel milk before. We do have some different things where I live that you can't get other places, but I don't think they are weird or interesting. Just different. For example people who grew up here always buy certain things when they come back to visit. Vernors Ginger Ale, Faygo Soda, Koegel deli meats, etc.
Could be a business opportunity there...camel milk importation. 😁
Could be! I'd have to try it first. I don't really drink milk these days. When I have cereal I use almond milk.
Almond juice.
WTF ?!?
Ok, now I will go read this post...😳
I thought you read all my posts?😉
Camels do produce milk because they breastfeed their young ones. So, having a packaged camel milk is believable. It will be healthy and nutritious, I believe.
Indeed, this is true.
Humpalicious camel milk sounds like something that would be unnecessarily creamy...
!LOL
It might be...maybe one day I'll find out.
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