dry meat
Preserved animal protein
Dry meat is meat preserved by removing moisture through air-drying, smoking, or salting—methods that prevent spoilage without refrigeration.
Jerky, biltong, and pemmican are varieties of dry meat.
The term also appears in Indigenous North American contexts for traditionally preserved game: We made dry meat from the elk.
- jerkyCured meat snack
- beef jerkyCured, dried meat strips
- biltongCured dried meat snack
- curedRestored to health
- smokedExposed to wood fumes
smoke house · preserved · salted · dehydrated · pemmican · beef · venison · chewy · leathery · tough · strips · thin slices · hanging · racks · cure · brine · spiced · savory
- meat defectsbruising, discoloration, off odor, spoilage, freezer burn