How do you like your Bacon Cooked ?

[DanaC]

Originally Posted by classicman

Looks more like ham to me.

Texture and taste are nothing like ham ::P

The word bacon comes from an old German word meaning buttock or behind. What you call 'bacon' and we calll 'streaky bacon' is cured slices of belly pork.

What we call bacon (or back bacon) is similar to what you call Canadian-style bacon. And is taken from the rump.

The curing method is pretty much the same, so it tastes very similar ((though with differences like smoked, or maplecured etc) and has a similar texture. the rind on backbacon if done to a crisp tastes very much like the streaks of fat in streaky bacon, and has a similar texture.

I most often get back bacon; but I do like to vary that and eat streaky bacon sometimes. If I'm having streaky bacon I have it very well done and crispy.