Jerky is meat that has been cut into strips trimmed of fat, marinated in a spicy, salty or sweet liquid, and then dried with low heat (usually under 70°C/160°F) or occasionally salted and sun-dried. The result is a salty, stripped, semi-sweet snack that can be stored without refrigeration. Jerky is an early application of food preservation techniques.

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Worms are an alternative source of protein. Too weird? "Worms are served like bar nuts in Thailand, as sun-dried snacks in southern Africa and, closer to home, on a "Bug Bistro" menu at the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History in Halifax, Canada. Cooked, they have been compared to potato chips and beef jerky."