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Camel Milk

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Camel milk naturally lacks beta-lactoglobulin, a whey protein in cow's milk that is a common cause of milk allergy.

Al Ain's dairy farms milk camels alongside cattle, selling the result fresh, fermented into laban, or churned into ice cream in flavors like date, saffron, and cardamom. Farm shops and the city's markets sell it chilled by the bottle right next to cow's milk.

Why it's made this way: Al Ain grew up as the UAE's inland camel-herding and farming hub, and its dairies now bottle camel milk commercially, turning a traditional Bedouin staple into an everyday grocery item.