• Billi Tong's Biltong round seal with the BT longhorn mark, reading Hill Country Heat (the launch name for Chilli Bites): air-dried, never cooked, no MSG, no additives
  • Black Billi Tong's pouch with the Hill Country Heat label, the launch name for Chilli Bites spicy meat sticks
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Chilli Bites — Spicy Meat Sticks

Chilli Bites — Spicy Meat Sticks

$28.99 USD
$28.99 USD
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SHIPS USA-WIDE · PROTEIN-PACKED · AIR-DRIED FOR DAYS · NEVER COOKED · NO MSG, NO ARTIFICIAL ADDITIVES

⏳ Coming soon. Chilli Bites aren't on sale yet. Sizes and pricing below are set for launch. The only way in early is a numbered Founding 50 spot — $100 for a first-batch founder box, before we open the doors to anyone else. Full refund if we never launch.

Chilli Bites are spicy meat sticks — South African-style, air-dried and seasoned with a chilli spice blend. The stick you reach for when plain biltong isn't loud enough.

  • Air-dried, never cooked — the South African way
  • Seasoned with chilli — spicier than The Classic, built to be eaten by the stick
  • Made in South Carolina — by a USDA-inspected producer, Backcountry Beef

Ingredients: full ingredients, allergens and nutrition on the bag. Contains fish (anchovies). No MSG, no artificial additives.

Ships from our kitchen in South Carolina. $15 flat shipping anywhere in the USA, free on orders over $250. Tracking by email · Subscribe & Save 10%, pause anytime.

Chilli Bites: questions people ask

What are chilli bites?
In South Africa, chilli bites are the spicy member of the biltong family: beef cured the biltong way, seasoned with chilli, and dried into sticks you eat by the piece. The full explainer is what are chilli bites?

Chilli bites or droëwors?
Chilli bites are spicy; droëwors is a coriander-spiced dried sausage with no heat. Chilli bites vs droëwors lays out texture, fat and spice side by side.

How hot are they?
Hotter than The Classic, and meant to be. The heat comes from the chilli in the spice blend, not from a sauce. If you want numbers, peri-peri biltong covers Scoville ranges for the chillies used in South African spice blends.

Why was this called Hill Country Heat?
Hill Country Heat was the launch name for our chilli product. It is the same spicy, air-dried idea, now sold as Chilli Bites in stick form. Some photos still carry the old name while the new bags are printed.

How should I store them?
Cool and dry, in the paper bag they ship with, out of sealed plastic. Eat within two weeks of opening. Storage guide →

New to biltong? Start here · Spicy biltong vs spicy jerky · The full lineup

Want the first boxes? Claim a Founding 50 spot — 50 available.

INGREDIENTS

Beef, salt, pepper, coriander, Worcestershire sauce and white vinegar — no MSG, no artificial additives; full ingredients and allergens on the bag. (Hill Country Heat: + chilli.)

DELIVERY & STORAGE

Ships from our kitchen in South Carolina. $15 flat anywhere in the USA, free on orders over $250 — tracking by email. Arrives in a sealed bag with a paper bag: move it to the paper bag, keep it cool and dry (plastic traps moisture), and eat within 2 weeks of opening (theoretically).

BILTONG ≠ JERKY

Air-dried for days, never cooked, no MSG, no artificial additives, thick-cut whole muscle. The full story →

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Biltong drying room — whole-muscle beef hanging in cool moving air for 4 to 7 days

AIR-DRIED FOR DAYS. NEVER COOKED.

Whole-muscle beef, cured in Steve's five-ingredient cure, then air-dried for days until it's dense, deep-red and ready. No dehydrator shortcuts, no cooking, no MSG, no artificial additives — that's what separates real South African biltong from cooked, sugared jerky.

WHAT IS BILTONG? →

WHY IT BEATS THE SNACK AISLE

  • Biltong keto macros — protein-packed, 0g sugar, zero carbs per serving

    PROTEIN-PACKED, NOTHING HIDING

    Serious clean protein with no MSG and no artificial additives — real fuel, no crash. Full nutrition on the bag.

  • Biltong vs jerky side-by-side comparison — air-dried biltong slices vs cooked jerky strips

    BILTONG ≠ JERKY

    Air-dried whole slices, not cooked strips. Tender and beefy, never chewy-sweet like drugstore jerky.

  • Beef biltong texture close-up — tender whole-muscle slices, air-dried for days

    SIMPLE INGREDIENTS

    Beef, salt, pepper, coriander, Worcestershire sauce and white vinegar — no MSG, no artificial additives; full ingredients and allergens on the bag.
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