New Yorkers will be the first in the nation with the option to buy camel cheese. (No, really.)

This week, select stores in the Big Apple will begin carrying Caravane, a brie-like cheese made from camel milk, for $30 a pound. Camel milk is known to be quite nutritious, actually, rich in iron and vitamins C and B. It even has more protein than cow milk.

The spreadable treat didn't pass muster in other countries, including the EU, but one U.S. importer has established a relationship with a camel dairy in Mauritania (a country in northwest Africa) where Nomads have been taking their camel herds for milking, pasteurizing, and bottling since 1989.

Though camel milk has long been a staple in desert nomad populations, camel cheese is fairly new. This is because milk from camels doesn't curdle like other milks, such as cow and goat, and it took a discovery by a French "camel expert" of an enzyme that fosters curdling to make it happen.

Although camel cheese headed to the U.S. sports a hefty carbon footprint, the Mauritanian company, called Tiviski, has helped camel herders earn a profit by making their camel milk and other products more available to local Mauritanian markets.

And it provides a unique palette experience – described as having "pleasant barnyard undertones" – as well as an educational opportunity for all who venture into the camel cheese aisle.

Source: The New York Times

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jenny     | 65.101.215.xxx | 2008-03-20 12:54:03 Wow, this sounds really cool. Quote 0   0

juju   | 76.112.207.xxx | 2008-03-29 18:30:58 What's the point of this post? More carbon for the atmosphere, etc., but it's ok because they get to make a profit? Isn't it rather similar to any other company who makes money at the expense of others/the environment? All for some taste that you can live without. Quote 0   0

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