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In the Americas, jerky was originally used as a slave food. South American ranchers raised cattle. These cattle were slaughtered, and the meat turned into jerky. This jerky was then shipped throughout South America, Central America, and the Caribbean as a cheap and easy-to-story food for enslaved persons.
