Meat

Dried Meat

Oodhingu

Namibia

Namibian dried meat — strips of beef or game air-dried in the sun, a preservation method predating biltong; the indigenous precursor to the more spiced biltong.

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What it is

A closer look at Dried Meat.

Namibian dried meat — strips of beef or game air-dried in the sun, a preservation method predating biltong; the indigenous precursor to the more spiced biltong.

What to look for

Know it when you find it.

The meat should be fully dried but still pliable; less spiced than biltong, more purely meaty; a traditional preservation method from the precolonial era; eaten as a snack or rehydrated in stews.