Milk & Yogurt Drinks
Camel Milk
Lebben
Eastern Mauritania (Hodh / Assaba Pastoral), Mauritania
Lebben is the named Mauritanian camel-milk drink: fresh or lightly curdled milk with a thin, frothy texture, slightly salty-sweet flavour, and a tangy fermented form served in pastoral communities.
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What it is
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Lebben is the named Mauritanian camel-milk drink: fresh or lightly curdled milk with a thin, frothy texture, slightly salty-sweet flavour, and a tangy fermented form served in pastoral communities.
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A thin, white, slightly frothy liquid with a mild, sweet-salty flavour; fresh camel milk is less rich than cow's milk but more refreshing in the desert heat; the fermented version is tart and thicker; drunk directly from the calabash in nomadic camps; sold in markets in northern and eastern Mauritania.
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