Camel burgers! Get one Friday at Safari Express

• Oh yes, and camel cheese? I already want to try it.

• Stopped by the Midtown Global Market on Saturday. The meat patty is lean; spiced with cumin, coriander, cilantro and other spices. The burger is accompanied by the aforementioned pineapple ring, along with lettuce, tomato, red onion, white American cheese and a smoky chipotle garlic mayo. The bun would make Teddy Hobbins proud, I believe. It's the flakier, eggier kind, well-toasted; as opposed to the drier kind you can find on sale for $0.85 at Cub or Rainbow. Hashi was actually there when I was there. He said they were dromedary camels- one hump. I asked him, since the best meat supposedly comes from right under the hump, wouldn't the two-humped bactrian produce more of this meat? He said, maybe, but the one-hump camel can live for over a year on just his one hump and this means the meat is actually more tender. Then he had a guy standing with us show me a video on his phone of himself feeding wild hyenas out of his mouth. (I think I need to hang out at Midtown more often...) All in all, the burger is very good. The meat is not really distinguishable as being different or exotic- just quite tasty. The price, however, may make reluctant adventurers balk: $9.99 served with fries. As of now there is no solo burger option. But that spicy green sauce is quite good on french fries. I think Hashi should consider a kind of camel-kabob- cheaper and more conducive to "I dare you"-type sampling. While I was there, I may have gotten a scoop- Hashi says next up on the agenda: Minnesota's first camel cheese. I'll be back to try that too.

• Vitajex - fantastic information! It's great to hear what Jamal decided on for the final burger recipe and I'm glad you tried it. I think I need to hang at Midtown Global Market more often too. There's always something going on!

• Just talked with my Ethiopian coworker for a bit about this. He was actually quite offended, and thought other East Africans would be as well. I think I'll have to keep my thoughts to myself when I try one! -g

• Safari I enjoyed your food. Keep up the good food. I always love the Jamal Food.

• Can't wait to try Hashi's new recipe, the last time I had Camel meat was, unlike Vitajex, when I was 12 right before I left my beloved Country. Vitajex...stick with the one hump as you might get sleepy before you get to the second one, don't over exaggerate your appetite :)

• Don't tell Zimmern.

• Safari = Best Restaurant in the Twin Cities. If you've never tried Safari or Safari Express you don't know what you are missing. There is something special about Somali cooking. The fusion of cultures that make up Somali dishes makes the food a culinary delight. Try it . . . you'll love it!

• in Somalia and East Africa, they have the one hump camel and they have a lot there...just say one KURUS (hump)

• I agree, Vitajex is pretty funny. Can't wait to hear the answer to his question!

• I never fail to read a comment from Vitajex without laughing or agreeing! Somebody get that person a column stat! (Unless you've already got one, V, in which case I wanna know where I can read it.)

• I ate at Safari Express once. I had the chicken suqqar. It was pretty good. The best thing was this hot sauce they have. It was SUPER hot but also super tasty. I will definitely be trying the camel burger because I haven't had a camel since there was one in my basement, drinking all the water that was coming in from a leak. Nobody could see him but me. Wait- that may have a been a book I read... Still gonna eat it. I hope Hashi asks me the most important question: One hump, or two?

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