Monday, November 01, 2004

Biltong makes it to Cyberspace

Yes, Biltong, the South African raw dried meat delacacy has made it onto Ebay. With prices ranging from £5 to £10 and seller which has already sold over 700 items it seems its quite popular. Apparently made by real South Africans!

bil·tong (bltng, -tông)
(Food)
n. South African
Narrow strips of meat dried in the sun.

[Afrikaans : bil, buttock (from Middle Dutch bille; see bhel-2 in Indo-European roots) + tong, tongue (from Middle Dutch tonghe; see dgh- in Indo-European roots).]