🥜 snackRank #14medium

Biltong

Name: Biltong
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 1 kg beef (or game meat); 100 ml vinegar; 2 tbsp coarse salt; 1 tbsp black pepper; 1 tbsp, crushed coriander seeds; 1 tbsp brown sugar

Biltong is a traditional South African dried, cured meat snack known for its rich, savory flavor and chewy texture. It holds cultural significance as a staple protein source historically used by indigenous peoples and early settlers, embodying a unique preservation method adapted to the local climate.

6 ingredients

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Culinary DNA Preview

South African Indigenous70%

Dutch30%

Ingredients

beef (or game meat)
1 kg
vinegar
100 ml
coarse salt
2 tbsp
black pepper
1 tbsp
coriander seeds
1 tbsp, crushed
brown sugar
1 tbsp

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Biltong originated from indigenous Southern African methods of drying meat, later influenced by Dutch settlers in the 17th century who introduced vinegar and spices for curing.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

South African Indigenous70%

ingredients+techniques

Dutch30%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

curing air-drying marinating

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