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What is Biltong (cont.)

Biltong is a simple, but wonderful food. Basically, its dried meat, flavoured with herbs and spices and our South African magic! Ours is made using the best cuts of silverside or topside, carefully cut into…


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Biltong-The Drying Process

Once the biltong meat has been spiced we then hang it out to dry. The drying process involves removing the moisture from the meat thereby curing the meat into something that is edible. The drying…


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Biltong Spread

Serves 6 This is a good recipe to roll out when you are entertaining in South African style or to serve to the boys when they watch rugby. 100 g sliced beef, ostrich or game biltong (reserve some for a garnish) 250 g low fat cottage cheese ½ cup (125 ml) Mascarpone cheese or reduced fat cream 1 t (5 ml) horseradish or ½ t (2.5 ml) wasabi paste 1 t (5 ml) Ina Paarman’s Garlic Pepper Seasoning to taste Place the biltong in a blender or food processor and chop very fine. Add the cottage cheese, Mascarpone and horseradish to the biltong and blend until smooth. Taste for seasoning. Sprinkle with a few extra biltong flakes and serve with bread sticks. CHEF’S TIP: It is more economical to buy a piece of biltong and slice it yourself than to buy it ready sliced.


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History

Biltong The word “biltong” is from the Dutch “bil” (rump) and “tong” (strip or tongue). Biltong as we know this delicacy today, is a rich inheritance from pioneering South African forefathers who sun dried meat…


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Nutrition

Biltong is a meat product thus inherits the nutrition value of the raw meat from which it is made. The meat is dehydrated and usually loses one-third to one-half of its weight during the drying…