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Biltong is a type of cured meat that comes from South Africa; it's similar to jerky, but uses vinegar to cure the meat and biltong is often a bit thicker.



This guide uses a food dehydrator, which are easy to find all over the world. You can also use an oven, or you can use a special biltong drying box. If you live in the right climate you can also air dry your biltong (cool and dry days are recommended).

Time: A few days
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Materials
Lean meat
Vinegar and other flavours
Salt and other spices

To get an idea of the ratios and different flavours to use, research different recipes online. One of the great things about biltong is that once you're confident making it you can play around with all of these to suit your tastes.

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Let us know if you've experimented with any great biltong recipes. Do you use a different method when you make biltong?

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