17 Facts About Bacon

Bacon is a type of salt-cured pork made from various cuts, typically the belly or less fatty parts of the back.

Bacon is cured through either a process of injecting it with or soaking it in brine, known as wet curing, or rubbed with salt, known as dry curing.

Bacon brine has added curing ingredients, most notably nitrites or nitrates, which speed the curing and stabilize colour.

Bacon is distinguished from other salt-cured pork by differences in the cuts of meat used and in the brine or dry packing.

Bacon is similar to salt pork, which in modern times is often prepared from similar cuts, but salt pork is never smoked, and has a much higher salt content.

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Bacon is often eaten in breakfasts, such as with cooked eggs or pancakes.

Bacon is sold and served as joints, usually boiled, broiled or roast, or in thicker slices called chops or steaks.

Bacon is often served with eggs and sausages as part of a full English breakfast.

Bacon is used as an accent in dishes, such as bacon-topped meatloaf, sauteed crisp and crumbled into green beans, or as a crumble in a salad.

Bacon bits are crumbled bacon in condiment form, typically commercially prepared and preserved for long shelf life.

Bacon fat is flavourful and is used for various cooking purposes.

Bacon is often used for a cooking technique called barding consisting of laying or wrapping strips of bacon or other fats over a roast to provide additional fat to a lean piece of meat.

Bacon can contain nitrites, which can form carcinogenic nitroso-compounds such as S-Nitrosothiols, nitrosyl-heme and nitrosamines.

Bacon'storically produced in Scotland, it was introduced across Britain during World War II as a consequence of rationing.

Everything Tastes Better with Bacon, a 2002 book by Sara Perry, is a cookbook that represents the historical acceptance of bacon.

Bacon bits are a frequently used topping on salad or potatoes, and a common element of salad bars.

Bacon bits are made from small, crumbled pieces of bacon; in commercial plants they are cooked in continuous microwave ovens.