The Butcher's Block

Banksy-style beef stick and crossed-out sugar cube stencil with the Billi Tong's Biltong logo - sugar-free meat sticks

Sugar-Free Meat Sticks: What "Zero Sugar" Reall...

A meat stick can list dextrose or corn syrup and still say 0 g sugar. What the US label rules allow, eight popular sticks compared, and where South African-style sticks...

Sugar-Free Meat Sticks: What "Zero Sugar" Reall...

A meat stick can list dextrose or corn syrup and still say 0 g sugar. What the US label rules allow, eight popular sticks compared, and where South African-style sticks...

Biltong Sticks (Stokkies): The Biltong That Snaps

Biltong sticks, also called stokkies or snap sticks, are whole-muscle biltong cut thin and dried until they snap. How they differ from sliced biltong and droëwors, and a naming trap...

Biltong Sticks (Stokkies): The Biltong That Snaps

Biltong sticks, also called stokkies or snap sticks, are whole-muscle biltong cut thin and dried until they snap. How they differ from sliced biltong and droëwors, and a naming trap...

Banksy-style bundle of tied meat sticks stencil with the Billi Tong's Biltong logo - South African meat sticks

South African Meat Sticks: The Complete Guide t...

Every South African meat stick, explained: droëwors, stokkies, snap sticks, chilli bites and cabanossi. How each is made, how they differ from American beef sticks, and what to buy.

South African Meat Sticks: The Complete Guide t...

Every South African meat stick, explained: droëwors, stokkies, snap sticks, chilli bites and cabanossi. How each is made, how they differ from American beef sticks, and what to buy.

Chilli Bites vs Droëwors: Which South African S...

Chilli bites are thin strips of spicy biltong. Droëwors is an air-dried sausage. Meat, texture, heat, fat and shelf life compared, and which one to pick for what.

Chilli Bites vs Droëwors: Which South African S...

Chilli bites are thin strips of spicy biltong. Droëwors is an air-dried sausage. Meat, texture, heat, fat and shelf life compared, and which one to pick for what.

Spicy Biltong vs Spicy Jerky: We Read the Label...

Spicy biltong and chilli bites vs hot jerky and spicy meat sticks: sugar, sodium and protein from real labels. Where biltong wins, and the one place it does not.

Spicy Biltong vs Spicy Jerky: We Read the Label...

Spicy biltong and chilli bites vs hot jerky and spicy meat sticks: sugar, sodium and protein from real labels. Where biltong wins, and the one place it does not.

Peri-Peri Biltong: How Hot Is It, Really? (Scov...

Peri-peri biltong uses African bird's eye chilli, which can run several times hotter than cayenne. The Scoville numbers, where peri-peri comes from, and how to pick your heat.

Peri-Peri Biltong: How Hot Is It, Really? (Scov...

Peri-peri biltong uses African bird's eye chilli, which can run several times hotter than cayenne. The Scoville numbers, where peri-peri comes from, and how to pick your heat.