The typical product of the Douadas, who lived in the desert of Libya in the village
of Garbaroun, is the "Dud".
Trillions of those "worms", as they call them, live in nearby salt lakes (especially in the
salt lake of Gabroun, part of the Awbari lakes). The
Artemia are harvested by the women of that tribe, while the men cook a mush, which is
thinned as a soup or used as paste for everyday dishes. The mush is cooked with oil
and various spices.
The Douadas sell that product to the Tuareg tribes - they claim it's a aphrodisiac.
Location of lake Gabroun:
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Some further information I got from two travel agencies:
WARADD Company:
The tribe of the Douadas are originally from the lake area (Mandara, Gabaroun) inmid
of the Erg Ubari, but today they ALL are living in Wadi Adjal, one place is called
New Gabaroun. Colonel Ghadaffi offered them solid houses/flats with flushing warm
and cold water, sanitary facilities, TV, etc. and next to schools and medical treatment
possibilities. In some books it is written that they were forced to move away from the
lake area. But, if you see the circumstances they lived before, you might understand
that they have a much better live today.
What you see today are collapsing typical houses (one floor flat houses made of bricks
- called zeribahs) and the palmtree gardens. Slowly, slowly the sand takes over.
The people are black but not negrid and many of them are working in the tourism business
as well. Actually I have no images from them at hand.
Simoon Travel:
The Douadas tribe moved from the lake of Gabroun to a 'new' Gabroun outside
the Ubari sandsea quite a few years ago now. And yes they used to and
perhaps still do grind up the tiny red shrimp found in the lakes to make
into small cakes which they eat.
EATING OTHER FAIRY SHRIMP ?
Artemia are fairy shrimp, but there are other fairy shrimp which can be eaten.
A species of Streptocephalus and a species of Branchinella, which occur in the hills of northeastern Thailand,
are used by local people in a variety of dishes.
