Pemmican: History’s Power Bar

Pemmican: History’s Power Bar

Originating from Max Miller’s educational and engaging YouTube channel, Tasting History, emerges an insightful exploration of pemmican, a concoction of meat and fat or tallow, developed by the Indigenous peoples of North America. Pemmican’s principal characteristics include its impressive shelf life (spanning years), portability, and nutritional density, rendering it a quintessential “power bar” for expeditions or extended maritime journeys.