The word Biltong comes from Dutch words "Bil" meaning buttock and "Tong" meaning strip.
Biltong as we know it today, is a much improved version compared to the biltong produced by our pioneering forefathers, who sun dried meat during their trek across Africa. This spiced air dried snack has sustained the People of Southern Africa since the early days of the Voortrekkers. For 100`s of years mankind has endeavoured to preserve meat in many different ways, seafarers pickled meat in large wooden caskets and devoured this during the months they were at sea. During the great trek North the Voortrekkers, whilst herding their stock, would place strips of venison under the saddles on their horses as the chaffing would tenderise the meat and the sweat(salt) of the animals would preserve it! The basic per-spicing was a dramatic blend of vinegar, salt, sugar, coriander and other spices. These were in abundance at the time in the Cape Colony, as the French Huguenots produced wine and vinegar from their grape crops.
Thankfully we don’t make our biltong like this.
Our forefathers perfected this process and since then we have added spices and herbs to add extra flavours to the meat. These blends and recipes have been developed and handed down from one generation to the next. Our own secret Biltong recipe (is over 150 years old) not only makes what we think is the best tasting Biltong but has been proven to be very popular as we have been manufacturing biltong in the UK for over 27 years now using this family blend. You can now experience this taste directly from our modern EU approved (we were the first factory to gain EU approval in the world) factory. We were the first to make Biltong in the UK and we think that we are still the best.
To order a taste of this unique product just visit our shop and we will send your biltong to you within 48hr of placing your order. If you would like any further information or help just drop us a line at: sales@susman.com
