Grizzly Foods Beef Jerky Original

Grizzly Foods Beef Jerky Original — dried beef with nothing hiding behind it

Grizzly Foods Beef Jerky Original is German beef, seasoned dry and finished over beechwood smoke. No marinade, no glaze, no clever business. It is the plainest beef jerky Grizzly Foods makes, and the bag the rest of the range is measured against.

Why this one

• No marinade at all: the meat is seasoned dry rather than soaked, so the flavour reads as beef first and seasoning second.
• Nothing added: Grizzly Foods leaves out the flavour enhancers, colourings and preservatives that most jerky leans on.
• A serious amount of protein: dried beef concentrated down, with nothing in the bag padding it out.
• The reference point: try this one first and every other Grizzly flavour makes sense afterwards.

How Grizzly Foods makes it

Grizzly Foods works with German beef only. The strips are seasoned, dried firm, and given a beechwood smoke finish — the smoke is a whisper rather than a statement, which is the point when there is no marinade to hide behind. Nothing is added to hold moisture in, so the result comes out drier and more honest than the sweet-cured British-style jerkies sold in the same aisle.

Taste and texture: beef, salt and a slow peppery warmth, with woodsmoke sitting underneath the whole thing. The chew is firm and unhurried — you work at it, and the flavour keeps coming while you do. Nothing sticky, nothing sweet, nothing that coats your teeth.

Who it is for

The purist who wants to know what dried beef actually tastes like before deciding how they want it flavoured. It rides along well on long drives, where sticky snacks are a bad idea and a 50 g bag lasts most of a motorway. It also does well on a night shift, where food has to be quiet, dry and manageable with one hand.

Frequently asked

• Does it need a fridge? No. Keep the bag sealed somewhere cool and dry, and finish it within a few days once it is open.
• How is it different from the other Grizzly flavours? Every other bag in the range is built on a marinade. This one is not — it is the only Grizzly jerky seasoned dry.
• What is the case of 12 for? Households that go through a bag an evening, and offices that have stopped pretending otherwise.

Order Grizzly Foods Beef Jerky Original at Jerky Store Europe

In stock as a single bag or a case of 12, and it ships fast across Europe from Jerky Store Europe.