10 September 2009

What Clan are your Camels from?

Bumps. Dust. And Camels.


Boorama, Somalia.
~55km from Hargeisa.
2 hour drive in 4x4 vehicle. 80km/hr.


This clan of camels (~20) belongs to Somaliland's Minister of Health.
Each camel is valued at ~$500 (USD). They are considered "walking cash."

Somaliland is home to 1/5 of the world's camel population.
2000 camels are exported to Egypt each month.
Both their milk and meat is considered "healing."

We were invited to stop and rest at the Minister's "country home"
and sample some fresh camel milk.
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2 comments:

  1. UnknownSeptember 18, 2009 at 8:26 AM

    I am very curious on the taste/smell/texture. I suspect memorable.

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  2. Catherine SilvaSeptember 19, 2009 at 1:06 AM

    The milk was warm and actually had a layer of froth, not unlike a fancy starbucks latte. I don't recall much pleasantness with smell, but some of that may be the old clay pot we drank it out of. The taste is not unlike other fresh full-fat mammal milks--although not as rich in sweetness as milk from a cow.

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