First we had camel chocolate. Now, camel burgers. Why not? Camel is a lean and healthy meat, and properly tenderized it might make a delicious burger! So where can you get one? Dubai restaurant Local House is serving a quarter pound camel burger, with cheese and “burger sauce,” taking bragging rights as the first known camel burger in the UAE.

And then there is McDonalds, always trying to find new ways to market what they serve as “food,” they have recently partnered with the Italian government to produce a burger that has all national ingredients, offers a choice between artichoke spread and Asiago cheese or onion, lettuce and smoked pancetta. The ingredients supposedly even show off the Italian national colors.

One can understand why McDonalds would want to be associated with Italian cuisine, but why would Italians want their cuisine destroyed by McDonalds? I’m guessing they really don’t.

Camel Burgers Via Reuters, McDonalds via Reuters

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