This place has a nopal beef burger and, among other exotic meats, a camel burger. I was torn between the two until the server said, “Just ask for the camel burger nopal style.” So I got my beloved nopal (cactus paddle) with the exotic meat that I'd come for, and it was real desert food: the ship of the desert (isn't that what they call camel?) with cactus; what a combo! It wasn't on the menu, but I got it. The burger came with a whole nopal paddle sliced and grilled like they do in Mexico, lots of avocado, crema, pickles, lettuce, red onion, and tomato. Surprisingly (because I thought camel meat might be dry) it was one of the juiciest burgers I've ever had! With the slimy and sour nopal paddle, plus all the other juicy components, this was crazee good! There was also a layer of melted fresh white cheese, and the whole thing was served on a browned white bun. I'm not sure how much the camel meat had to do with it, but this was one of the best burgers I've ever had; in fact, it may have been the best. For vegetarians, one could just do the prickly pear cactus paddle, which is quite meaty, and forget the meat. The photo looks a bit sloppy, but that's because I pulled the burger apart to show the cactus.
Location: Crazee Burger, corner of 30th Street & Lincoln, San Diego, California. Date: December 30, 2019.
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AuthorChef Roland has been a legal resident of seven countries and has travelled in over thirty, documenting food along the way. He currently resides in the desert in Southern California. Categories
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