Instants of Insanity

Hmm, wonder how would this taste… Never tasted Camel-Milk before but I have been told it has a ‘unique’ taste that might not be pleasant to everyone.

I have yet to find a place selling the product. This could either mean that the product hasn’t been received well or it is being sold as a premium brand in specialized shops (or maybe I haven’t looked hard enough). I will have to check when I go to Dubai next February.

Dubai firm’s world first with camel-milk chocolate

By Andy Sambidge, 23 October 2008

A Dubai-based company has become the first in the world to produce camel milk chocolate for the mass market.

Al Nassma Chocolate has been working for the last two years with a team of international experts to bring the uniquely Arabian product to fruition.

Following sampling during the recent Eid celebrations, the product has now gone on sale to the general public.

The name of the chocolate - Al nassma - has its roots in the Arabic language and depicts a seasonal breeze which brings respite to the people of the desert.

Dr Ali Ridha, chairman of Al Nassma Chocolate, said: “This is a historic moment, we at Al Nassma are very proud to present the world’s first camel milk chocolate.”

Martin van Almsick, a chocolate aficionado and former manager of the famous Cologne chocolate museum, worked together with experts from Austria and Germany to create the camel-milk chocolate.

The general manager of Al Nassma added: “Our product development for this exclusive chocolate has been meticulous and we have chosen only the finest ingredients to make sure we develop a premium product.”

A recent study revealed that the chocolate market in the UAE is robust with 98 percent of respondents claiming to consume chocolate at least once a week.

Globally the chocolate industry is valued at more than $41.6 billion.

Al Nassma’s product line consists of five different flavoured 70 gramme bars.

On the back of the launch, the company plans to open a farm shop in Umm Nahad near the Camelicious camel farm from where the milk is supplied.

Sometimes things just go overboard…. way overboard. It seems that, in this country, the idea of women’s rights cannot be allowed to exist even in its most simple form. One got to ask: what’s in a name?

Case in point: Mrs. Vanellis; an international Italian restaurant chain that I have previously tried, and loved, in both Bahrain and UAE, has opened an outlet in Dhahran Mall almost a year ago.

Only, there is a little change… in name.

(Sorry for the crappy mobile pic)

Yep, the (Mrs.) has been dropped from the name for no apparent reason other than the retarded you-cannot-have-a-restaurant-carrying-a-female-name BS, I would presume.