Biltong - will u eat it ?

In S.A. we make a delicacy, called Biltong:-

My dad, and granddad would use mainly beef strips from the back around the spine, cut into around 30cm x 8cm strips.

These strips then get marinaded in ur own special recipe, which varies from person to person, for a while.

U then put a hook at the one end of strip of marinated raw beef meat, and hang it up in a well ventilated room, up high.

Now depending on ur taste, these strips are taken down at varying degrees of dryness (it shrinks during the drying process) and cut up as u like, with a special tool and eaten.

It has a rubbery tangy texture, depending on the marinade used.

Will u eat it?
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Comments (6)

Sol. I c u as a local, as u lived here a while, so not applicable to u.
Sorry, but I do not eat meat and do not like the killing of animals.scold
Minerva. Mostly I am not a meat eater either, but there r certain exceptions, I will make. It is just protein, and very nice if correctly done. I also eat some chicken and some fish, but mainly no read meat. What about u or r u restricting urself to only fruit, veg and bread?
I eat a variety of vegetables and delicious curries which do not need any meat, only soya products.

Fish? once in a while.
Bread? Hardly at all.
Protein? There are many sources of protein without the need for meat. (beans, lentils, soya, goat cheese, Alpiste milk..?
Minerva. The protein u specified I eat very little of, just bean soup once in winter.

I mainly subsist on fruit, veg and bread & cookies & sweets & cooldrink.
E. U r like Sol. U don't count, as I r an S.A. person.

I am glad u make it where u r.

Long live S.A. Biltong!
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