Cruga Biltong Blog

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For information on the best South African biltong, droewors and boerewors made in the UK for the UK market. Get recipes and updates on the culinary uses of our traditional South African Foods.

The Rainbow nation renowned for it's variation of food types and outstanding cuisine. The potjiekos is one such example. It is a traditional stew cooked on an open fire in a cast-iron pot with three legs to balance the pot over hot coals. A wide variation of meats can be used in such recipes including a biltong.

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Do you get bored cooking the same meals week after week? Well here is another biltong recipe that we hope will inspire you to cook something different this week. Enjoy!

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Biltong is considered to be an ideal survival food by mountaineers, sailors, trekkers and explorers. Here are the reasons why this meaty snack is so well known and loved by many - not just by South African rugby fans:

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Biltong, a South African cured dried meat snack, is traditionally eaten on its own as a snack while watching the countries favourite sport, rugby. But, biltong need not just be eaten as a between meal 'hunger-buster'. There are many other ways it can be enjoyed. Here are a few ideas..

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The Drakensberg is one of South Africa's great spectacles which adds to the amazing diversity of this land of beauty and culture. Here are a few images to entice a visit to this part of the country:

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South Africa is one of the most diverse countries in all aspects. Cultural, landscape, environment and natural history-wise - it has everything to offer. Geologically some of the oldest features in the planet can be found in South Africa - with Table Mountain believed to be the oldest in the world, the oldest meteor crater in the world near Parys - the Vredefort Dome - along with the third largest canyon - Blyde River - which unlike the first two is lush and green and packed with wildlife. It also has a diverse cuisine including its wide range of meats and presentation from steaks to biltong and boerewors - all well accompanied be a glass of South African wine.

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Biltong has long been recognised in South Africa as the perfect accompaniment to arduous hunting trips, mountaineering expeditions and sitting through a rugby game. In terms of a health and convenience for those with an active lifestyle biltong has some considerable advantages. Read on to find out why:

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"Diet", "Drop a dress size", "How to get rid of a beer belly", "How to loose weight" - these are just some of the headlines we are confronted with in January with the media reminding us of our Festive Season over-indulgence and the need to start the year on a healthy note! Well even if we try to ignore all this advice, there may be some element of desire to want to eat healthier but not 'go on a diet'. Snacking is one of the biggest culprits to an unhealthy diet and weight gain unless the snacking is of the healthy type such as eating fresh fruit and biltong!

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Ostrich is one of the finest quality red meats available and you get the added health benefits of high levels of iron, protein and extremely low levels of fat and cholesterol. Ostrich meat is used to produce a wide variety of products from sausages, burger patties, minced meat, diced stewing steaks and biltong. Ostrich farming does not employ the use of antibiotics, steroids, force feeding or growth hormones to boost the size and maturity of animals before slaughter. So there is an environmental and health advantage to farming and eating the meat of such animals.

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The demand for feathers in the fashion industry resulted in the growth in Ostrich farming in the Western Cape of South Africa, which started in the early 19th century.

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