From the ancient Egyptians to the indigenous people of South Africa and even the native tribes of the Andes mountains, the human race has enjoyed dried meat for thousands of years. 

The preservation of meat is a clever way to create a longer-lasting source of sustenance – dried meat has a high-protein, low-fat, and highly nutritious composition. Different cultures have experimented with preserving meat in a variety of ways – depending on where you grew up, you may know it as ch’arki, jerky or biltong. 

Keen to experiment with adding flavor at home? Try smoking your biltong in an Oakford Pellet Grill. This will give the biltong a mature, smokey taste. It might even inspire a feeling of kinship with those ancient cultures.