Tuesday 13 January 2009

Slap Another Caramelised Camel on the Barbie?

The Australian solution to any animal over-population appears to be to suggest adding surplus beasts to the cookbooks (http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2009/jan/12/wild-camel-eat-australia). We have already had this suggestion in relation to the Kangaroo (Kanga kedgeree?) and now there is a suggestion that the booming camel populations (http://www.camelsaust.com.au/) could be trimmed by encouraging people to eat the meat (said to be a 'healthy option' between beef and venison) stewed (perhaps, as in Morocco, with prunes, caramelised onions or even apples). These mammals were, of course, first imported as transport for desert locations but have now become feral as a result of people turning to the 4-wheel drive. It does, for the sake of indigenous animals and plants, appear to be beneficial to limit their numbers. Strangely, suggestions that the UK could solve its Grey squirrel population problems in a similar manner have not be taken up with alacrity.

2 comments:

Robert the Brews said...

In response to complaints about the Canada Goose here in the UK I have often suggested that people eat the birds, but my suggestions are rarely met with much enthusiasm and I am often told they are inedible anyway, but I have found plenty of recipes online.

Paul Brain said...

There is no tempting some people!

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