[Ansteorra] BaconbaconbaconnothingtasteslikebaconbecauseitsBACON!! !

Robert G. Ferrell rgferrell at gmail.com
Thu May 10 18:58:27 PDT 2012


On 5/10/2012 8:48 PM, David J. Hughes wrote:

>
> "Bacon is prepared from several different cuts of meat. It is usually
> made from side and back cuts of pork, except in the United States,
> where it is almost always prepared from pork belly (typically
> referred to as "streaky", "fatty", or "American style" outside of the
> US and Canada). The side cut has more meat and less fat than the
> belly. Bacon may be prepared from either of two distinct back cuts:
> fatback, which is almost pure fat, and pork loin, which is very lean.
> Bacon-cured pork loin is known as back bacon."


The "Good Eats" episodes where he cured bacon and smoked it in old 
athletic lockers were among my very favorites.

Cynric



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