Translation guide
For the food 'jerky' (dried meat), the most common Japanese term is ジャーキー, a direct loanword. There is also a traditional Japanese dried meat called 干し肉, but it is less common in everyday contexts.
Referring to jerky as a type of dried meat snack, like beef jerky.
The standard loanword for Western-style jerky. Used for beef jerky, turkey jerky, etc.
I bought some beef jerky.
This jerky is spicy.
Literally 'dried meat'. Can refer to traditional Japanese dried meat or jerky in general, but is less common for commercial snack jerky.
干し肉は保存食として昔から作られてきた。
Dried meat has been made as a preserved food since ancient times.