Biltong

Biltong is South Africa’s version of jerky, but it gets more interesting. In addition to beef, you can also sample versions made of game and seasoned with peri-peri (spicy) seasoning.

South Africans commonly eat it at sporting events with beer, but I find it a great snack anytime I’m there. In fact, I defied the no-food-in-the-tent rule and found my bag covered in ants the next morning. What a waste of such a delicacy!

Once one of my tour guides made it, and it was fun being part of the process. (Several recipes can be found at http://www.biltongbeli.com/.) I even had a South African friend mail me some as a gift once. If you want to try some from a local distributer, you can order it at http://www.africanhut.com/. It’s not cheap, but then nothing good is.