'Dried meat' is a feature of many cuisines around the world. Examples include:
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Biltong, a feature of
South African cuisine developed by
Afrikaners to survive the
Great Trek
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Bindenfleisch, air-dried meat of
Switzerland
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Bresaola, air-dried salted beef originally from the
Valtellina valley in northern
Italy
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Carne-de-sol
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Jerky, originally an
Incan food made from
Llama meat, now usually made from
beef.
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Kuivaliha, air-dried salted meat (often
Reindeer meat) of North-
Finland
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Rougan 肉乾 (
t) / 肉干 (
s) (
Mandarin Pinyin: ròugān;
Cantonese Yale: yuhk gōn;
Min Nan: ''romanisation here''; literally means meat dried) (Known in
English as
pork jerky in
Hong Kong,
Macau and
Taiwan, ''
bakkwa'' in
Singapore), a popular
snack originated from
southern China, commonly made from
pork, but also with
beef,
chicken and other meats, popular in
Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan
See also
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Pemmican