Cured Meats

Digwapa

Botswana

Traditional Botswana dried meat — meat cut into small string-like lengths and dried in the sun; a preservation method that predates refrigeration, the meat is rehydrated and cooked when needed.

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What it is

A closer look at Digwapa.

Traditional Botswana dried meat — meat cut into small string-like lengths and dried in the sun; a preservation method that predates refrigeration, the meat is rehydrated and cooked when needed.

What to look for

Know it when you find it.

The meat should be cut thin and dried thoroughly; rehydrated before cooking; a traditional preservation technique; distinct from segwapa in its string-like shape; a method born of necessity in a hot climate.