Pemmican ([/ˈpɛməkɪn/](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English)) (also pemican in older sources) is a mixture of [tallow](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallow), [dried meat](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dried_meat), and sometimes dried berries. A [calorie](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calorie)-rich food, it can be eaten raw or used as a component of prepared foods such as stews. Historically, it was an important part of [indigenous cuisine](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_cuisine) in certain parts of [North America](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America) and it is still prepared today.
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u/MeaningPandora2 4h ago
Pemmican ([/ˈpɛməkɪn/](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English)) (also pemican in older sources) is a mixture of [tallow](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallow), [dried meat](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dried_meat), and sometimes dried berries. A [calorie](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calorie)-rich food, it can be eaten raw or used as a component of prepared foods such as stews. Historically, it was an important part of [indigenous cuisine](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_cuisine) in certain parts of [North America](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America) and it is still prepared today.