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Darryl was born and raised in Johannesburg South Africa, as with most other South Africans, Darryl fell in Love with biltong from the very start! Fortunately for all of us, he brought this love and his masterful biltong making skills to the USA so we could all try it.
Biltong, an age old South African tradition, is an amazingly nutritious, 100% natural treat that you can enjoy anywhere, anytime! Although it has never been touched with any heat and has no unnatural ingredients at all, it doesn’t have to be refrigerated.
Our Biltong is 100% made in America with US Prime Beef, our secret blend of herbs and spices and a week or so of curing using only air to create a perfect snack.
What Is Biltong? Everything You Need to Know About This Healthy Snack
Beef jerky fans, you're going to want to try this South African treat ASAP!
While low-carb diets like keto, paleo, and Whole 30 are growing in popularity right now, so is the demand for convenient high-protein snacks, including biltong, a 400-year old traditional South African cured meat snack. Biltong originated as a survival mechanism for the Dutch to preserve meat when they first settled in South Africa.
The term “biltong” refers to the curing process rather than a particular type or cut of meat. While it’s commonly made out of beef in the United States, traditionally in South Africa, you’ll find biltong made out of game ranging from ostrich to kudu to springbok as well as beef which is the majority of biltong sold in South Africa.
What’s the difference between biltong & jerky?
Biltong is different from American jerky in both taste and preparation. Biltong is cured by taking strips of beef that are rubbed in herbs and spices, then hung to naturally air dry. Jerky, on the other hand, is typically prepared with a marinade and heated during processing. The result? Biltong is more tender, has less sugar and is packed with more protein.
Biltong has No Sugar and 15 to 16 grams of Protein per ounce.
Biltong makes for an excellent zero-prep, low-sugar, high-protein snack. Plus, because of how biltong is made, it doesn’t contain any sodium nitrate or preservatives — both of which are usually key components of jerky.
What’s the best way to eat biltong?
Any way you like it! In South Africa, it typically is eaten on the go, however, it tastes great on an antipasto platter with some wine!”
Eat it within three or four days of opening the package. That means don’t leave it in your pantry for a month like you might with regular jerky because unlike jerky biltong is ALL NATURAL.