Camel milk - OMG!!!

I wasn't able to go beyond page one for some reason, but I don't think it's so shocking or unusual, I'm sure people in other countries have been drinking camel milk for a long time. Is there any special health benefits they're touting about the camel's milk?

I have only tried goat's milk, which I didn't care for. I haven't really drank any cow's milk since I was younger. Went away from all milk, as it does seem to create mucus in the body, as my father always used to say. Also, with all the hormones, antibiotics, pesticides, herbicides involved in the process, I can pass on that.

I use rice milk, almond milk or coconut milk every now and then if I'm eating cold cereal.
 
I'm with SeaBreeze, whole populations have survived rather a long time on camel, goat and sheep milk. In some cultures mare's milk is the staple.
Genghis Khan's army ran on it, they rode mostly mares for that reason. They could travel faster by having a ready supply of take away food that they didn't have to carry or cook. That worked out pretty well for them.
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That Guy said:
Milk is milk . . .
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This is true, but the flavor of the animal making the milk is usually present in the milk itself. Goats' milk has a flavor matching the naturally occurring body scent as goats' bodies, so I'm pretty sure camel milk will taste like the camel it comes from.

I am one of those parents that did not feed cow's milk to my offspring, once they were weened, but allowed them to drink it at school as long as teachers were not forcing them to. I don't think cow's milk is all that good for humans, otherwise we'd nurse our children through puberty!

Most of the calcium found in milk is unavailable for the human body's use, due to pasteurization's binding it up, and the fat content is atrocious. I emphasized leafy green vegetables, cheeses and nuts, instead. These are better for the body, IMHO. The only reason we use so much milk is due to the dairy farmers' having effective lobbyists pushing their products. I haven't seen any good studies evaluating the reality of cows' milks' affects on the body, beyond its being a carrier of calcium. I imagine that nmost childhood obesity begins with the cows' milk based formulas in baby's bottle.
 
Ozarkgal said:
What good is chocolate cake without milk?...
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warm gooey chocolate chip cookies!
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Oh stop that! I haven't even had breakfast yet and you've got me thinking choccy cake and bikkies in milk! :biggrin-new:

It's one of life's great pleasures I've 'weaned' myself off. :cool:
As MercyL says, we really aren't geared to digest milk efficiently after the toddler stage.
I only keep it in the fridge to use in pancake batter or cakes if the whim takes me, and in case visitors call and want some in their tea or coffee. I throw more of it out than I use.

Can't say I've detected the aroma of a nice rare steak from it though, it doesn't conjure the vision of the cow it came from at all. Am I missing something?
 
SeaBreeze said:
I wasn't able to go beyond page one for some reason, but I don't think it's so shocking or unusual, I'm sure people in other countries have been drinking camel milk for a long time. Is there any special health benefits they're touting about the camel's milk?

I have only tried goat's milk, which I didn't care for. I haven't really drank any cow's milk since I was younger. Went away from all milk, as it does seem to create mucus in the body, as my father always used to say. Also, with all the hormones, antibiotics, pesticides, herbicides involved in the process, I can pass on that.

I use rice milk, almond milk or coconut milk every now and then if I'm eating cold cereal.
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I am so with you! I just love almond milk and even made some of my own in my juicer. I stopped liking soy milk for a while, but now they have combined it with fruit and it is delicious! Also love rice milk. Can never go back to the heavy, sticky animal juice! Many problems went away when I quit using it!
 
Diwundrin said:
I'm with SeaBreeze, whole populations have survived rather a long time on camel, goat and sheep milk. In some cultures mare's milk is the staple.
Genghis Khan's army ran on it, they rode mostly mares for that reason. They could travel faster by having a ready supply of take away food that they didn't have to carry or cook. That worked out pretty well for them.
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Here's a coincidence! Seems it's still flavour of the month over there. This was spotted on the shelves of a Chinese Wal-Mart. (Among other items perhaps best not studied too closely.)



Genghis rides again!
 
From http://agarabianhorse.com/articles/65-arabian-horse-history.html....The History of the Arabian Horse..
The desert environment required a domesticated horse to cooperate with humans to survive. Humans were the only providers of food and water in certain areas, and even hardy Arabian horses needed far more water than camels in order to survive (most horses can only live about 72 hours without water). Where there was no pasture or water, the Bedouin fed their horses dates and camel's milk. The desert horse needed to thrive on very little food, and have anatomical traits to compensate for life in a dry climate with wide temperature extremes from day to night.
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