About Soo's Jerky

[Involved in the Community] • [Soo Jerky FAQ]

Jerky has been a great source of protein and energy for centuries. It's packed with nutrients and low in fat. Asian-styled jerky has evolved into all kinds of flavours of jerky (most popularly Pork Jerky), and we make over 25 distinct varieties in both beef and pork jerky as well as salmon jerky. Asian dried meat products also expand beyond jerky, such as the notable Shredded Dried Pork product. At Soo, however, we differ from traditional Asian products, as our characteristic trait is quality, and you will find in our products that we use high quality meats to achieve our distinctive Soo style.

Exceptional flavour and exceptional quality mark each of our popular meat snacks with their known traditional good taste. Being a Canadian federally inspected meat processing facility, we observe strict food safety principles and quality systems including a recognized HACCP food safety program to ensure each package is consistently great and delicious for you to enjoy.

As a complete meat manufacturing facility, we also produce various other meat products, such as sausages and meatballs, and now we're beginning to experiment with creating products for the food service industry as well with easy-to-prepare from home Southeast Asian from-frozen food packages. Southeast Asian (or Pan-Asian) tastes encompasses various overseas ethnic groups from places such as Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia. We've also branched out to the North American style of jerky with the Fraser Beef Jerky line from Soo and with the JJ brand of beef jerky.

As always, our main goal is to produce the best tasting and highest quality meat products!

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Involved in the Community

At Soo Singapore Jerky, we try to get involved in our community as well. Every now and then a community event or program opportunity comes around and we take part, such as the following recent examples:

• Vancouver Oldtimers' Hockey Challenge 2009, Benefitting Vancouver's Police Union Charitable Foundation and Childrens' Wish Foundation
• For Children We Care Gala 2009, Benefitting BC Children's Hospital
• West Coast Adventures TV Series (March-April to June, 2009) on PBS (KCTS 9, KSPS, KSWU, and KTNW)
• Miss Chinese Vancouver Gala and Pageant 2008

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Soo Jerky FAQ

Why "Soo Singapore Jerky"?

Soo – pronounced "sü", like the name "Sue" – is the namesake of one of the founding couple, Philip and Soo Wong. When the company was being formed, their original idea was to name the company "Singapore Style Jerky" because the jerky was originally marketed towards "Singapore-style" jerky lovers; however, trade regulations did not allow a country name to be principal in a company name, and so they chose "Soo Singapore Jerky" instead. The company logo then, designed a short time afterward, is the name Soo with a lion head incorporated onto the letter "S" and the Chinese characters "shī pái" (Lion Brand) alongside.

How Does Asian Jerky Compare With North American Jerky?

Asian jerkies are typically sweeter than North American jerkies (although there is a trend for many North American jerky makers to incorporate more sugar in their recipes). We have many different varieties of jerky, but many are very flavourful, some with exotic and fragrant spices. The styles can vary quite dramatically as well, with some jerkies being dry and others being surprisingly moist (and yet still shelf-stable). Many are available with the option of spicy or not spicy.

Where Is Soo's Jerky Made?

All our jerkies are made in Canada – our business began humbly in Richmond, BC, and we're still here since 1985.

What Kind of Meat Do We Use?

We always start with lean, whole-muscle beef or pork. The meat is then sliced and carefully mixed and cured with salt, sugar and spices.

How Is the Jerky Cooked?

Some of the jerky is finished and air-dried in large stainless steel drying boxes, and others are flame broiled to produce the authentic Asian flavour. In all cases, careful monitoring and quality control ensure a safe, consistent, and delicious jerky product for you.

Where Can I Get Some?

Check here to see if we have details for your city. If not, check our list of contacts and distributors to see who distributes our products nearest you. Note that not all areas carry every variety of the product that we make.

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