It’s On like Biltong in the USA
South Africans have long believed that biltong is superior to beef jerky…but there’s nothing as satisfying as hearing a foreigner praise our ‘African jerky’! Especially when it’s on a record-breaking TV show! In the video excerpt below, Willie Robertson – of the hugely popular Duck Dynasty American reality television series – describes South African biltong as delicious, exotic, […]
South Africans have long believed that biltong is superior to beef jerky…but there’s nothing as satisfying as hearing a foreigner praise our ‘African jerky’! Especially when it’s on a record-breaking TV show!
In the video excerpt below, Willie Robertson – of the hugely popular Duck Dynasty American reality television series – describes South African biltong as delicious, exotic, pungent and “really, really fun to say”!
The episode – entitled ‘Jerky Boys’ – actually aired in America back in October 2013…but South Africans never tire of watching and sharing it!
Duck Dynasty is about the lives of the Robertson family who became wealthy from their family-owned business Duck Commander. Willie is the CEO. The cable TV show is so popular that for its fourth season premiere it attracted 11.8 million viewers. Just over a year ago, Phil Robertson was temporarily suspended after allegedly expressing anti-gay sentiments in an interview with GQ magazine.
“It’s on like biltong” became the catch phrase of that October 9th episode.
For those who want to know, one of the main differences between beef jerky and biltong is that biltong uses an air-drying method with natural spices, whilst jerky is packed with salt, additives and sugar. Biltong Rules!!!!