Is the Beef Jerky Craze Over?

Written by bmlengel on October 31st, 2009

Writing this Article a thought has occurred to me hundreds maybe thousands of readers are about to make a decision based on what I write here. Maybe I am being a little to optimistic, unfortunately the question still remains with tastes changing as they are is beef jerky dying.

Even as new products are being introduced in the market, there are a lot of people out here who won’t give up their beloved form of jerky. A lot of products are being introduced in the market, many of them substitutes for beef jerky. However, we who have loved beef jerky won’t give up on it so soon.

The real purpose of the writings here is how beef jerky stacks up against non beef alternative and by this I mean camel. Camel jerky is currently being made in the north of Australia from wild camels. It is definitely one of the new jerky’s that is giving the old beef a run and introducing a new bread of addicts..

People accord various benefits to Camel jerky, mainly that it is a much leaner meat, which means it carries less calories. Also, since camels are basically animals of the dry areas, their jerky is bound to be drier and crisper than jerky from beef.

Also, camel jerky is known for its taste. Most people regard the taste of camel jerky as much better than beef jerky. In some cases, people are changing over from beef jerky to camel jerky just because they are looking for a change of taste. For such people, camel jerky becomes a good alternative.

Even though there is a massive difference in animals it does not make this type of jerky an acquired taste it is closer to the mainstream than other alternatives.

So if we look at the recent growth in Camel jerky and it is also getting more easily available will it knock of the entrenched favorite as a snack of choice for Jerky lovers.

The actual answer is NO, beef jerky is going to stay but you must never let your taste buds down and get out and try something different , specifically camel jerky, our gut feeling is you won’t be disappointed.