Dried meat is a feature of many cuisines around the world. Examples include:

• jerky, originally an Incan food made from Llama meat, now usually made from beef.
• Biltong, a feature of South African cuisine developed by Afrikaners to survive the Great Trek
• bindenfleisch, air dried meat of Switzerland
• Rougan 肉乾 (t) / 肉干 (s) (Mandarin Pinyin: ròugān; Cantonese Yale: yuhk gōn; Min Nan: romanisation here; literally means meat dried) (Known in English as pork jerky in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, bakkwa in Singapore), a popular snack originated from southern China, commonly made from pork, but also with beef, chicken and other meats, popular in Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan

See also

• Pemmican

Dried meat