# Who has eaten camel meat? What does it taste like? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 22, 2008, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-camel-meat-what-does-it-taste-like/460965 "2008-08-22T20:55:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-camel-meat-what-does-it-taste-like/460965/1 "2008-08-22T20:55:58Z")
Has anyone here eaten either camel, yak, llama, kangaroo, or ape? What do these animals taste like? ---
**Author:** ![Petrobey\_Mavromihalis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@Petrobey\_Mavromihalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Petrobey_Mavromihalis)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-camel-meat-what-does-it-taste-like/460965/2 "2008-08-22T20:58:36Z")
Ape tastes like chicken. But it looks like a small baby as it fries, which is cool. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-camel-meat-what-does-it-taste-like/460965/3 "2008-08-22T21:03:04Z")
I had kangaroo a long time ago (at an Australian restaurant in Huntsville, AL, of all things/places). I don’t recall it being much different from beef, but I was younger, and perhaps my tastes weren’t as discerning. ---
**Author:** ![Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gala_Matrix_Fire)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-camel-meat-what-does-it-taste-like/460965/4 "2008-08-22T21:23:07Z")
I once asked a Muslim friend if he had ever accidentally eaten pork. He said yes, and it tastes like camel. ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-camel-meat-what-does-it-taste-like/460965/5 "2008-08-22T21:43:41Z")
Come on guys, I know there are a bunch of us who have eaten camel toe. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-camel-meat-what-does-it-taste-like/460965/6 "2008-08-22T21:59:29Z")
I’ve never eaten camel meat, but if I ever order it in a restaurant, I hope the waiter says “One hump or two?” ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-camel-meat-what-does-it-taste-like/460965/7 "2008-08-22T22:03:49Z")
A lot like wombat. ---
**Author:** ![blinkingblinking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-camel-meat-what-does-it-taste-like/460965/8 "2008-08-22T22:06:33Z")
[QUOTE=Argent Towers] Has anyone here eaten either camel, yak, llama, kangaroo, or ape? What do these animals taste like? [/QUOTE] You can buy kangaoo in the supermarkets here. It is good for bar-b-ques. It tastes very different from beef. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-camel-meat-what-does-it-taste-like/460965/9 "2008-08-22T22:13:37Z")
Sorry, I have only eaten camel in dishes like _capsa_, so pretty well like generic meat. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-camel-meat-what-does-it-taste-like/460965/10 "2008-08-22T22:55:11Z")
[QUOTE=Argent Towers] Has anyone here eaten either camel, yak, llama, kangaroo, or ape? [/QUOTE] The wife has had alpaca and says that it is delicious. I don’t think garden variety llamas are eaten as standard fare although I’m sure someone has tried it. The edible alpaca industry (along with exporting them as pets) reached enough of a pitch that the Peruvian government outlawed it a few years back, concerned that they were losing the nation’s valuable alpaca wool industry for the sake of a quicker buck in the slaughter and consumption of the animals. ---
**Author:** ![Gulo\_gulo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bcef8e/32.png) [@Gulo\_gulo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gulo_gulo)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-camel-meat-what-does-it-taste-like/460965/11 "2008-08-22T23:01:34Z")
[QUOTE=Argent Towers] Has anyone here eaten either camel, yak, llama, kangaroo, or ape? What do these animals taste like? [/QUOTE] Yak is very dense with a strong but not unpleasant flavour. It’s very filling. Llama is absolutely wonderful & I keep toying with the idea of buying one from the livestock auction for slaughter. I found the texture and taste close to pork. I’ve had kangaroo but it was in one of those ‘mongolian’ stir fry places and it was in small bits that mixed in with the rest of the meats. I can’t recall anything special about it. ---
**Author:** ![Lucky\_13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucky_13/32/13209_2.png) [@Lucky\_13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky_13)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2008, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-camel-meat-what-does-it-taste-like/460965/12 "2008-08-23T03:27:11Z")
I haven’t eaten camel meat, but just would like to add that my ex’s grandparents (may they rest in peace) used to get him and his sisters to eat veal by telling them it was camel meat. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2008, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-camel-meat-what-does-it-taste-like/460965/13 "2008-08-23T03:41:38Z")
Once again, Dopers demonstrate how provincial and racist they are. You have to get to know people outside of your safe spot. **Traditional Bedouin Wedding Feast** : **You will need** 1 medium camel. 1 medium North African goat. 1 spring lamb. 1 large chicken 100 eggs 450 cloves of garlic. 1 bail of fresh coriander. 1- Take the prepared chicken and stuff with the eggs, which should be hard boiled, and pad out with coriander. 2- Stuff the lamb with the chicken. 3- Stuff the goat with the lamb. 4- Stuff the camel with the goat. A pre-prepared camel is rather more convenient–don’t be afraid to ask your butcher. Spike with the garlic and brush with butter before cooking. 5- Spit roast over a charcoal fire in an arid desert area for best results. **Easy Recipe, Enjoy** ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2008, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-camel-meat-what-does-it-taste-like/460965/14 "2008-08-23T03:49:15Z")
No, no, you’ve got it all wrong. The chicken should be stuffed with a duck, the duck should be stuffed with fish, the fish should be stuffed with hamsters, the hamsters should be stuffed with tadpoles, and the tadpoles should be stuffed with fruit flies. ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2008, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-camel-meat-what-does-it-taste-like/460965/15 "2008-08-23T16:42:02Z")
[QUOTE=Shagnasty] Once again, Dopers demonstrate how provincial and racist they are. You have to get to know people outside of your safe spot. [/QUOTE] Dopers who have never met any Badū are racist? ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2008, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-camel-meat-what-does-it-taste-like/460965/16 "2008-08-23T17:08:36Z")
I’ve never eaten camel, but my dad did, when we lived in Saudi Arabia. He said it tasted something like beef. ---
**Author:** ![Merhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Merhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merhouse)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-camel-meat-what-does-it-taste-like/460965/17 "2008-08-23T18:59:36Z")
[QUOTE=Argent Towers] No, no, you’ve got it all wrong. The chicken should be stuffed with a duck, the duck should be stuffed with fish, the fish should be stuffed with hamsters, the hamsters should be stuffed with tadpoles, and the tadpoles should be stuffed with fruit flies. [/QUOTE] Nope, camel breath… The TURKEY is stuffed with a duck, and the DUCK is stuffed with the chicken. The fruti flies are stuffed in the apple which is stuffed in the mouth of the pig. I’m just taking this opportunity to express how weird you are, not that that’s necessarily a bad thing 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2008, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-camel-meat-what-does-it-taste-like/460965/18 "2008-08-23T22:43:01Z")
I had kangaroo in jerky form–kinda like a Slim Jim. It was too heavily spiced for me to know what it tastes like exactly, but the jerky was damn good. ---
**Author:** ![chacoguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2008, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-camel-meat-what-does-it-taste-like/460965/19 "2008-08-24T02:14:18Z")
Oh, Dear Og. You mean this as a _metephor_ Don’t you? Ewwww, That’s **sick**.