State dinners often consist of, but are not limited to, black tie or white tie dress, military honor guards, a four or five course meal, musical entertainment, dancing, and speeches made on behalf of the head of state hosting the state dinner as well as the foreign head of state.
Jerky is lean meat that has been trimmed of fat, cut into strips, and then dried to prevent spoilage. Normally, this drying includes the addition of salt, to prevent bacteria from developing on the meat before sufficient moisture has been removed.
In many cases that is the end of the process; the preserved meat is then stored. Often this was only the first step in a process that involved one or more of the other preservation techniques. The end product of this method of meat preservation is most commonly known as jerky. All kinds of meat and fish will work well.