The exploding dromedary population in Australia has lead to a new delicacy in the Netherlands: Camel burgers.
In the video below, Johannes Hoekstra, owner of the De Schrans restaurant in the northern city of Leeuwarden, Nl., explains why the glut of camels in Australia is a blessing for his customers. Camel meat is "just as tender as beef" but sweeter and less fattening.
The chef has bought 50 pounds of the meat, enough to make about 250 camel burgers. He serves the delicacy on a roll with a hard boiled egg, split in two, representing the two humps of the animal which is causing lots of destruction in Australia as their population runs out of control. The government has recently approved camel meat for importation and this seems to be the first instance of a chef openly advertising the unusual dish.
Here's the video:
How long until the camel meat scandal sweeps across Europe?
Stay tuned...
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