By Donwynne and Amy Bergh
Biltong is light, keeps without a fridge and has 53.7g of protein per 100g, which is why it suits a day on Dartmoor as well as a desk drawer. A 35g pack of ours has 18.8g of protein and 109kcal. Our beef sticks are the pocket version: same ingredients as Original, no slicing, and they don't mind being thrown in a bag.
What makes a good walking or running snack?
From the miles we've walked with a pack in a jacket pocket, the useful test is pretty simple:
- it doesn't need a fridge or a cool bag
- it can take a bit of a squash
- it actually fills you up
- it isn't so sweet that you're hungry again half an hour later
Biltong does well on all four. It was made, originally, as travelling food: cured, air-dried beef that keeps without ice. Ours still does. Keep it in a cool, dry place out of direct sunlight, and eat it within 24 hours of opening, though an open pack on a hill rarely lasts that long.
How much protein is in it?
Our biltong has 53.7g of protein per 100g, about 18.8g in a 35g pack. Our beef sticks have 38.3g per 100g, about 15.3g in a 40g pack. There's a full table, including calories, fat and salt, in How much protein is in biltong?.
Salt is part of the cure, so it's worth knowing: a 35g pack has about 0.9g of salt. On a long, sweaty walk that's often welcome. If you've been advised to cut down, count it as you would any other salted food.
Biltong or beef sticks in a rucksack?
It depends how you like to eat it. Sliced Original Biltong is the classic. Beef sticks are easier on the move, because they're already in a stick and they use the same ingredients as Original. There's a fuller explanation in Biltong, droewors and beef sticks.
If you're packing for a group, or you want a mix of flavours in one go, The Whole Herd mixed 6-pack (£24.99) has one of every biltong flavour plus two beef sticks. Cape Curry contains mustard and celery.
Does it need any special packing?
No cooler, and no special tin. Leave the pack sealed until you want it, keep it out of direct sun, and don't leave it on a hot car dashboard for the afternoon. That's it. The same storage advice sits in How to store biltong and in our FAQs.
Where does the beef come from?
All our beef is 100% pasture-fed British beef, from Farm Wilder farms across South West England. Farm Wilder audits those farms in-house every two years against standards developed with FWAG South West. We founded Inyama in Devon, and we like the idea that a snack for a South West walk starts with South West beef. There's more on Our Beef and on regenerative farming.
Want to pack some?
A 6-pack is £24.99 and a 12-pack is £44.99, with free delivery from £65. If it becomes the thing you always throw in a bag, Subscribe & Save on the 12-packs takes 15% off your first box, then 10% off every box after, delivered monthly, every 2 weeks or every 2 months. You can pause, skip or cancel anytime.