Bacon: A love story

[Seabag]

It's a huge part of my life and i'm endlessly facinated by it's magicial alure

Wrapped over the Turkey at Xmas, or around a sausage, in a sandwich, and more. Oh and Bacon Jam too

I'm home curing some belly pork at the moment, but i've discovered some very good streaky smoked and back stuff at The Butchery in Forest Hill

And a few cured gammon hocks have been featured of late

Anywhere else I should try, for my porcine obsession

I love Bacon

I love Bacon very much

[david_carnell]

Treacle-cured bacon from Flock and Herd in Peckham. Delicious.

[Jeremy]

Bacon baklava

[Otta]

I read that as bacon balaclava.

[Robert Poste's Child]

'Tis (nearly) the season to make party nibbles, including devils on horseback - bacon wrapped lovingly around a prune and baked.

Wm Rose does good lardons. Great for a bacon, avocado and tomato sandwich.

[Loz]

Otta Wrote:

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> I read that as bacon balaclava.

Well, Lady Gaga had a meat dress, so why not?

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In a white roll, butter and brown rocking

[aquarius moon]

Quorn meat-free bacon rashers from Sainsbury's :)

[El Pibe]

Otta Wrote:

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> I read that as bacon balaclava.

Hats of meat!!!

[Otta]

Years ago I used to hang around with some Camberwell art college students, and there was a girl in their regular boozer who used to tie her hair back with bacon.

Artists.

[Loz]

aquarius moon Wrote:

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> Quorn meat-free bacon rashers from Sainsbury's :)

That might look like bacon, AM, but it's just not the same. Ditto with the abominable turkey 'bacon' from Bernard Matthews.

[Siduhe]

Jeremy Wrote:

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> Bacon baklava

Someone did Bacon Baklava for a recent Band of Bakers event - I had never heard of such a thing before - it looked fab in the photos. Has anyone ever tried it in real life?

[Seabag]

There's not much Bacon doesn't go well with

Even when added to more Bacon, it's delicious

I've even seen it crisped, then used to stir a Martini

And who doesn't love Bacon/Cheese on Toast?

Hm...:)

[Jeremy]

Siduhe Wrote:

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> Someone did Bacon Baklava for a recent Band of

> Bakers event - I had never heard of such a thing

> before - it looked fab in the photos. Has anyone

> ever tried it in real life?

Yep - the baker in question is a friend, and I sampled some... it was interesting.

[Lowlander]

Am I the only one who doesn't like the stuff? Smells like burnt flesh.

I like every other type of meat, but not pigmeat....

[david_carnell]

I think you might be....

[Otta]

It can be done badly which is off putting. I avoid the bacon in the work canteen because it's dry and just tastes of salt.

But a good bacon sandwich is something very special.

I don't know how I'd have survived my 20s without bacon sarnies and cups of builder's.

[Jeremy]

TBH I can take or leave back bacon, I find the texture too leathery.

But streaky bacon, cooked to a crisp... hmmm.

[Dopamine1979]

....or how you will survive into your 70's.

:)

[FJDGoose]

a mug of builders ;)

[Otta]

That is grim!

[*Bob*]

Jeremy Wrote:

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> But streaky bacon, cooked to a crisp... hmmm.

Oscar Mayer, if you can separate the slices. Cook to a crisp and pour off the fat.

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm oink

[Salsaboy]

Bacon makes everything better.

[Jeremy]

[MrBen]

My Canadian missus doesn't get British/Danish bacon. When she "does" bacon it's only ever streaky and only ever cooked crisp /rigid.

She can't actually cook it any other way and gets very confused when I do my European wide rashers.

And I also like it in pasta better than pancetta.....