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A History of Jerky, Part 1 (From the Dawn of Civilization to the Columbian Exchange)
The word “jerky” is the English version of the South American Quechuan word “ch’arki.” Depending on whose translation you believe, ch’arki could either be a verb, “to burn meat” or a noun, “dried, salted meat.” In any case, we mostly think of jerky as the dried beef. Actually, beef didn’t enter the...