DUBAI: RESTAURANT LAUNCHES CAMEL BURGER
Posted by Jan on February 5, 2010
No fat and no cholesterol, sounds good to me,do they charge extra for the humps do you think?
Camel burgers served in a kamir bun, a tribute to the fusion between Bedouin traditions and globalisation, have been launched by a restaurant chain in Dubai. The Local House chain owns a bar in Bastakya, in the heart of the old city, another in The Walk, the sparkling seafront in the shadow of the ultra-modern steel and glass skyscrapers, and a third is being planned at the foot of Burj Khalifa.
The company confirms that the new dish is already a success among
fussy Emiratis and curious tourists. The burger, 120 grams of meat with no fat
and no cholesterol, is served with salad or fries and costs 20 dirham (about 5
euros), slightly more expensive than the classic American hamburger, which has
seen sales fall by around two-thirds in the last year.
The meat of the desert quadruped, expensive and delicious, is usually only served on important occasions, such as wedding banquets. Camel milk however, is widely used: from beauty treatments, popular among the women of the region, to camels milk chocolate, on sale since 2008. Another popular item at the Local House is camels milkshake.ANSAMED