Jerky is meat or fish that has been sliced into thin strips and prepared carefully for preservation.Â
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This is achieved by drastically reducing the moisture content to inhibit any bacterial growth.
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Jerky has had something of resurgence as of late, used as quick nutritional snack from athletes to long haul truckers. It’s also an integral part of the Paleo or cave man diet.
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The history of Jerky dates back to the ancient Incas as an advanced method of food preservation and storage. Because they could hold food much longer they were able to feed their armies and extend their influence along extended routes. They would use IIama meat and this dried meat was called charqui (charky) which later became "Jerky"
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The Egyptians came next making jerky out of meat, vegetables and fish. Then the  first Native American’s made jerky out of Buffalo meat.
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Today any low fat food product can be made into jerky. Fatty cuts of meat will turn rancid, always select the leanest cuts of meat.
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