Venison Jerky

The term sukuti refers to any meat that has been preserved by drying or smoking. Such dried meat is very popular in Nepal and is usually made from deer, water buffalo, yak, or fish. Deer meat is an especially prized delicacy. It is considered upscale meat in Nepal because of its rarity, since it is obtained only through hunting. Due to the lack of refrigeration in hunting areas, the entire animal is dried before it spoils. The meat is cut into long thin strips, suspended on a rope an