"Celebrating Heritage Month": Cape Town Woman’s Vanilla Biltong Cookie Gets South Africa’s Attention

• An entrepreneur named Megan Adams shared that she made a vanilla-based biltong cookie in honour of Heritage Month
• The biltong cookie was one of five local cookie flavours that the Cape Town-based businesswoman made
• Some social media users loved the idea of a biltong cookie, while others thought that the combination was totally confusing
• Briefly News spoke to Megan, who shared that her business also sells regular cookie flavours that are rotated every week

A Cape Town business owner blew the internet's mind when she introduced her biltong cookie that would soon be on the market. The description of the flavour combinations left some licking their lips and others raising their eyebrows.

On 1 September 2025, a woman named Megan Adams took to her TikTok account to show the world what her business, Cookie Piez, had to offer. In the clip, she cut open the vanilla-based biltong cookie, revealing what was inside.

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The entrepreneur told people online about the R70 160g treat:

"In the cookie, we have milk, Belgian chocolate, and chunks of biltong mixed into the base. In the centre, we have chunks of biltong with honey and cream cheese. Absolutely delicious."

The biltong cookie was one of five new flavours that would be made available on 8 September 2025.

More cookies with a twist

Noting that the business was "celebrating Heritage Month" and showing how local is lekker, Megan shared with Briefly News the other flavours set to make a debut:

1. Boeber cookie
2. Milo cookie
3. Strawberry rooibos cookie
4. Bar One cookie

The entrepreneur stated that regular cookie flavours are rotated every week, which include chocolate chip stuffed with Nutella, Biscoff-stuffed cookies, salted caramel with pretzels, Ferrero Rocher, and Peppermint Crisp cookies.

"We will be at Stellenbosch's Market in the Garden on Saturday and Slow Market in Willowbridge on Sunday."

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Biltong cookie gets mixed reactions

South Africans dashed to the comment section in confusion and awe. While some social media users turned their noses up at the thought of combining cured meat with something sweet, others were keen to try the concoction.

@i_am_hungry769 shared their thoughts with the internet:

"Sometimes sweet and savoury shouldn’t be mixed."

@natjopgi4c5, who claimed to have tasted the treat, told the online community:

"I tasted the biltong cookie and oh, my goodness! What a lekker cookie. I can't even explain the taste to you, but you need to try this for yourself. As strange as it sounds, biltong in a cookie is a great combination. Why is it so good?"

@zoey.xx_xx stated with humour:

"I think we have given people too much free will."

@joytalane wrote in the post's comment section:

"I don’t think it’s bad. It’s for us people who dip salty fries in McFlurries."

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@totallythandz_k said in confusion:

"I thought that pap was having a hard time this year. Biltong, too? Yoh."

@its.just.annelize added sarcasm under the post writing:

"Yoh, nice, aunty. Next time, please make chocolate potjiekos, or a breyani smoothie."

@diddyparty9000 stated in the comments:

"Maybe I'm fat (I am), but that sounds really good, Tannie. Sweet and salty level."

Take a look at the TikTok video below:

3 Other stories about biltong

• In another article, Briefly News reported that Woolworths stocked a biltong cake that made shoppers do a double-take. South Africans shared their thoughts about the innovative product.
• An Australian man tried biltong for the first time and gave his followers an honest review of the meaty treat. Locals suggested what the TikTok content creator should try next.
• An American tourist in Johannesburg schooled his friend who mistook biltong for doggy treats. The US man made a food reference from home to help his friend understand what it was.

Source: Briefly News