Biltong - Traditional South African snackfood

Biltong is a prime example of a typical South African snack food.

Biltong is very popular in South Africa and Namibia, but also in countries that South Africans have emigrated to in recent years, like the Netherlands, England, Australia, New Zealand and Germany.

Biltong is a variety of dried, cured meat that originated in southern Africa. Various kinds of meats are used to produce them, ranging from beef and game meat fillets such as ostrich from commercial farms. Typically raw fillets of meat are cut into strips to the grain of the muscles, or flat pieces are cut across the grain. It's similar to beef jerky in that they are both spiced, dried meats.
The typical ingredients, taste and production processes are different. The main difference is that biltong is dried and then cut while jerky sliced before it is dried.

Biltong, Boerewors, Potjiekos, Droewors and Koeksisters are all traditional South African dishes, and is part of a social relationship between Africans worldwide. Biltong is one of the foods that represent South Africa in the international cookbook published by the United Nations.

 Picture from: http://www.biltong.nu/shop/contents/nl/d4.html

Post by Adriaan Henning