Now that we've firmly established that fake meat is not meat, and sucks horribly, can we also confirm that Turkey "bacon" is in fact not bacon, and also sucks horribly...
Bacon comes from swine, not a bird.
You know it. I know it.
Can I get an amen?
Well, I've not had it, but I know beef bacon exists, and is probably good!
My issue with turkey bacon is the consistency - the types my wife has bought basically appear to be chopped/pressed/formed much like some lunchmeat, and it just doesn't cook up like bacon.
I despise turkey bacon but watched one of those fascinating How its Made on the production of turkey bacon. At the end of the day, its a giant turkey hot dog that is then sliced into bacon sized strips. Certainly didn't make me want to eat it but did enjoy the episode.
And I would disagree on the bacon=swine. Had some damn good beef bacon and lamb bacon both made from the bellies of those fine animals. I would say those qualify as bacon. The duck bacon on the other hand, albeit delicious, was made from the breast and I wouldn't call that bacon
Bacon is beautiful. Bacon is glorious––without bacon, where would we be? Bacon is simply salt, sweet and smoke. Bear bacon is simple to make and a special treat for you and your guests.
Now that we've firmly established that fake meat is not meat, and sucks horribly, can we also confirm that Turkey "bacon" is in fact not bacon, and also sucks horribly...
Bacon comes from swine, not a bird.
You know it. I know it.
Can I get an amen?
Under US regulations the use of the word bacon by itself must be made from swine. However if you sell a “bacon” like product made from another animal you must include the meat used so Beef Bacon and Turkey Bacon are allowed but only with the modifier attached. So bacon is pig and the others are loopholes.
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Don’t ferget we have the big run after all the turkeys consumed in November & December of the beloved turkey lips! Delicacy to be relished & maybe even onioned.
I was on a video conference call for work with about a dozen people a couple of years ago and the leader of the meeting wanted to start with a little "get-to-know-ya" sort of ice breaker. He wanted us to "go around the table" and introduce ourselves and say something about a great meal we each recently had.
One young woman introduced herself and proceeded to go on and on about the best "faux chicken" she had ever had (repeating the term "faux chicken" half a dozen times to insure we got the message).
When it was my turn, the old curmudgeon that I am, I shared that I had smoked some spare ribs and I emphasized it came from an actual animal (not faux) that had lived on a local farm so I was certain that it had just that "one bad day". Unfortunately the young woman was not sharing video at the time so I was unable to see what I imagined was a horrified expression at my barbarity. I still smile when I think about it.
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Also, lamb bacon is a thing. Minor, but it does exist. And the jfmorris point, at my old job, we made beef bacon when we had to use that part of the cow.
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