Pemmican (Noun)
Meaning
Lean dried meat pounded fine and mixed with melted fat; used especially by North American Indians.
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
Examples
- Early Native American tribes relied on pemmican as a long-lasting source of nutrition while traveling long distances.
- During the fur trade era, pemmican traded hands frequently among North American explorers.
- The traditional dish consisted of mixing dried meat with melted fat, which eventually became known as pemmican.
- To prepare pemmican, our ancestors would pound finely dried meat with melted fat and store it in leather pouches.
- Native American warriors often relied on pemmican during winter months due to the energy it provided and its ability to withstand freezing temperatures.