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Is jerky that is apparently supposed to be derived from Native Americans's pemmican actually derived from European and Chinese naval/soldier food?
That's really interesting. Do you have any further information on these techniques and how they were combined?
I don't have specific information on how the techniques were combined, but it is generally believed that European and Chinese sailors and soldiers brought their methods of preserving meat through drying and marinating with them as they traveled the world and encountered new cultures and cuisines. It is possible that this knowledge was passed on to Native Americans, who then adapted it to their own methods of preparing and preserving meat.