biltong
biltong — noun
1. a South African snack made from strips of raw meat that are salted, coated with
a South African snack made from strips of raw meat that are salted, coated with spices, and left to dry slowly until firm, then cut into thin pieces for eating
Obi bought a bag of biltong from the South African shop on Vilakazi Street.
buying biltong from a speciality shop
Lara chewed a piece of spicy biltong while hiking through the Drakensberg mountains.
biltong eaten as a hiking snack
Mert's grandfather taught him how to make traditional biltong at their home in Pretoria.
Sana packed biltong and dried mango slices for the long car trip across the Karoo.
Anthony tried beef biltong and said it reminded him of the dried meat he ate as a child.
- jerky
more common internationally; jerky is cooked or smoked before drying whereas biltong is air-dried without cooking
- dried meat
a general term; less specific about the South African spice treatment
- charqui
a traditional dried meat from South America, similar in concept but different curing methods
用法筆記
Biltong is a traditional South African food, usually made from beef or game meat such as ostrich or kudu. It is often eaten as a high-protein snack and is different from jerky because the meat is not cooked before drying.