Blog — Snacking

No Rugby without Biltong, Tenderly Dried French Beef The roar of the stadium, the studs pounding the grass, and the South African biltong that melts in your mouth - this is the winning trio for this rugby cup in France! At Monsieur Biltong, we have created the ideal biltong to accompany every try and every scrum, and here's why you won't be able to live without it. Originating in South Africa, biltong has long been the secret to rugby players' endurance and fans' number one choice. And for good reason, our biltong is a real nutritional bomb: 50% protein and...

Biltong: a popular South African snack, loved around the world for its unique taste and high protein content. Originally from South Africa, the biltong has a long history dating back centuries. Local tribes, such as Khoikhoi , invented the ancestor of biltong as a way to preserve meat. They used meat from their herds of cattle, antelope and zebra which they dried in the sun before preserving it in animal skins. Over the years, the biltong became a staple food for travelers, hunters and workers in the region. South African farmers also began making biltong from the meat of their herds, and it has become an important part of South African culinary...