By Kelly Wilbur
Frog Legs, Chocolate Dipped Pickles, Deep Fried Butter, Chocolate Covered Bacon, Deep Fried Klondike Bar … you name it and the San Diego County Fair most likely has it! But the last thing I thought I would ever try here at the Fair, or in my life, was Camel’s Milk. To my surprise, I was asked to accompany Nancy & Gil Riegler from the Oasis Camel Dairy last week as they headed off to the Vita-Mix booth to have their staff whip them up a Camel’s milk and dates milkshake! As you probably have heard, Nancy and Gil have tackled the challenge of going on a 14 day diet of solely camel’s milk and dates! Pretty crazy stuff if you ask me…especially with all of the delicious food and smells here at the fair tempting them everyday.
As we wandered over to Bing Crosby Hall where the handy dandy Vita-Mix Booth is located (go check them out, that blender is pretty intense and can whip up just about anything including homemade soup, go figure) I did not know what to expect. I figured I would just stand by and watch and shoot some video footage with my tiny little flip camera and then be on my merry little way, but ohhh no I was wrong… I was chosen to be a taste tester alongside Nancy and Gil! After watching the Vita-Mix pro whip up our shakes I was pretty apprehensive about the whole thing. Camel’s milk? Dates? Together in a shake? What did I get myself into…but oh what the heck I figured, one little sip wouldn’t kill me. As I waited for my shake, a crowd of fairgoers had gathered to see what the heck was going on. When we told them what we were doing, they all thought we were crazy! So they stayed to watch and see our reaction. Now the moment of truth had arrived and it was my turn to try this new twist on a milkshake. This concoction was not what I expected at all (in a good way)! To my surprise it was actually super tasty and healthy too! If I had not known any better, I would have guessed it to be a regular old fashioned chocholate milkshake (yummy yummy in my tummy:).
So, long story short, and as my Dad always say…”Don’t knock something ’til you try it!” And I have to agree with my Dad on this one. One of the best parts about coming to the Fair is getting to try and experience new things every year, cause you never know what kind of funs things might pop up here. So head on out to the fair and try something new, whatever it may be!
