1. Vegan-Biltong

according to a South African recipe

Vegan food is riding high and gaining more and more followers every day. Now there is the first South African-style vegan biltong.

How did biltong originate?

The Vegan Biltong recipe was developed by the South African trekboers (Afrikaans: trekboere, English: trekboers) during the time of the Great Trek (Afrikaans: Groot Trek, English: Great Trek) between 1835 and 1841 to preserve meat from spoiling on their long treks.

The Huns had previously used this technique in Europe by salting and drying raw meat under the saddles of their horses. Dutch settlers in Namibia modified this method of production and hung the well-salted pieces of raw meat in the airy hold of their horse-drawn wagons. The draught and the low humidity dried out the meat – biltong was born.

Veggie Biltong

Time moves with progress and there are now some exciting vegan alternatives to the original biltong. We have been actively searching for a tasty vegan solution and have found it. Enjoy the vegan biltong as a snack in between meals or as an aperitif among guests.

To the Veggie Biltong