It is also another important reason why the ancients highly praised it. Among dried meat, air-dried beef is the most famous. /kloc-at the end of 0/2 century, Mongolian tribes gradually rose. Different from the diet structure of Han nationality, Mongolian people air-dry the slaughtered beef, grind it into minced meat and bag it. When eating, just drink with water or milk.

Modern medical research shows that every100g of beef jerky contains 307 kcal of energy, 55.6g of protein, 8g of fat and 0/5g of carbohydrate. In addition, it also contains minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, iron and sodium, as well as amino acids, nicotinic acid, thiamine and riboflavin. Chinese medicine also believes that beef has the effects of nourishing middle energizer, spleen and stomach, and strengthening bones and muscles. With the help of air-dried beef, the Mongolian army was able to carry out long-distance raids and surprise its opponents. Therefore, air-dried beef is known as "Genghis Khan's military food".

Southern ham

At the same time as the Mongolian army, the Southern Song army also had dried meat to help out. Compared with air-dried beef, pork was used as meat and rations in the Southern Song Dynasty. After the famous soldier Zong Ze won the Golden War, the locals rewarded Song Jun with salted pig legs. After Zong Ze returned to Beijing, he presented the "pickled leg" to the court. Song Gaozong Zhao Gou saw the pickled leg as red as fire, so he named it "ham". Ham only solves the temporary supply of military food, and the supply quantity and quality are far less than those of air-dried beef. The Mongolian army relied on air-dried beef to satisfy its hunger and swept across Europe and Asia, creating a miracle in the world military history.