<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biltong">Biltong</a><br />
<small>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</small></p>

<p><b>Biltong</b> is a form of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drying_(food)" class="mw-redirect" title="Drying (food)">dried</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curing_(food_preservation)" title="Curing (food preservation)">cured</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meat" title="Meat">meat</a> which originated in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_African" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern African">Southern African</a> countries (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimbabwe" title="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malawi" title="Malawi">Malawi</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia" title="Namibia">Namibia</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botswana" title="Botswana">Botswana</a>, Eswatini and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zambia" title="Zambia">Zambia</a>). Various types of meat are used to produce it, ranging from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beef" title="Beef">beef</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_(food)" class="mw-redirect" title="Game (food)">game</a> meats such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostrich" title="Ostrich">ostrich</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudu" title="Kudu">kudu</a>. The cut may also vary being either <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fillet_(cut)" title="Fillet (cut)">fillets</a> of meat cut into strips following the grain of the muscle, or flat pieces sliced across the grain. It is related to beef <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerky" title="Jerky">jerky</a>; both are spiced, dried meats; however the typical ingredients, taste, and production processes may differ.</p><p>The word "biltong" is from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_(language)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dutch (language)">Dutch</a> <span title="Dutch-language text"><i lang="nl">bil</i></span> ("buttock") and <i><span title="Dutch-language text"><i lang="nl">tong</i></span></i> ("strip" or "tongue").</a><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sliced_Biltong.jpg"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Sliced_Biltong.jpg/220px-Sliced_Biltong.jpg" decoding="async" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Sliced_Biltong.jpg/330px-Sliced_Biltong.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Sliced_Biltong.jpg/440px-Sliced_Biltong.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2421" data-file-height="1715" width="220" height="156"></a></p>

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<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rooibos">Rooibos</a><br />
<small>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</small></p>

<p>
<b>Rooibos, meaning "red bush")</b>, or <i><b>Aspalathus linearis</b></i>, is a
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broom_(shrub)" class="mw-redirect" title="Broom (shrub)">broom
</a>-like member of the plant family
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabaceae" title="Fabaceae">Fabaceae
</a> that grows in
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa
</a>'s
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fynbos" title="Fynbos">fynbos
</a> biome.

</p>
<p>The leaves are used to make a
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbal_tea" title="Herbal tea">herbal tea
</a> that is called
<b>rooibos
</b> (especially in Southern Africa),
<b>bush tea
</b>,
<b>red tea
</b>, or
<b>redbush tea
</b> (predominantly in Great Britain).

</p>
<p>The tea has been popular in
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Africa" title="Southern Africa">Southern Africa
</a> for generations, and since the 2000s has gained popularity internationally.
The tea has an earthy flavour that is similar to
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerba_mate" title="Yerba mate">yerba mate
</a> or
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco" title="Tobacco">tobacco
</a>.
</p>
<p>Rooibos was formerly classified as
<i>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psoralea" title="Psoralea">Psoralea
</a>
</i> but is now thought to be part of
<i>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspalathus" title="Aspalathus">Aspalathus
</a>
</i> following
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolf_Dahlgren" title="Rolf Dahlgren">Dahlgren
</a> (1980).
The
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specific_name_(botany)" class="mw-redirect" title="Specific name (botany)">specific name
</a> of
<i>linearis
</i> was given by
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolaas_Laurens_Burman" title="Nicolaas Laurens Burman">Burman
</a> (1759)
for the plant's linear growing structure and needle-like leaves.

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<p>
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<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Rooibos_geschnitten.jpg/220px-Rooibos_geschnitten.jpg" decoding="async" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Rooibos_geschnitten.jpg/330px-Rooibos_geschnitten.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Rooibos_geschnitten.jpg/440px-Rooibos_geschnitten.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="1280" width="220" height="147">
</a>
</p>

