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Muqmad

Cubes of camel or beef dried hard, fried and stored submerged in ghee

Djibouti Charcuterie & cured One for the adventurous

Your guide, Chef Baku
Drawn, not photographed Updated September 2026
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History

Nomad travel food: submerging the dried cubes in clarified butter seals out air, keeping the meat edible for months without cooling.

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What is Muqmad?

Muqmad is a charcuterie & cured from Djibouti: cubes of camel or beef dried hard, fried and stored submerged in ghee. Nomad travel food: submerging the dried cubes in clarified butter seals out air, keeping the meat edible for months without cooling.

Made with

beefbutter

Cooked

driedfried

Nutrition facts

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The atlas would have to match every ingredient to a food-composition database before it could publish a figure, and an estimate is not worth having if someone is counting on it.

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