I can bring home the bacon
Thursday, January 03, 2008
I am not the biggest fan of bacon there ever was. I hate the smell of it, its mouthfeel, and - most of the time - the taste of it. And that’s generally worked in my favor - it’s not like your doctor wants you to run around eating pounds of bacon at every opportunity. We tend not to have bacon in the house, and I have been known to hit a butcher shop and ask for one or two ounces of bacon if I need it for a recipe.
Last weekend during my volunteer shift at the Fair Food Farmstand, I was weighing and pricing some double smoked bacon from, I think, Country Time Farm (no doubt someone will set me straight if I’m wrong on that). The other two volunteers were practically waxing poetic over the bacon. One claimed that the bacon was so good it had turned many a vegetarian back into a meat eater. Well. How could I pass up this magical bacon?
Well...the bacon is good. I’m still not bacon-crazy, but at least I found a bacon I don’t mind. It’s much thicker than normal bacon, so it’s a little chewier (as opposed to crisp) with a nice flavor. My husband thinks it puts off more grease than the bacon he normally buys.
While I still don’t intend to have bacon in the house all the time, the double smoked bacon will be my go-to bacon when I have to buy it.
Thanks Joanna - I had a feeling I had that wrong!
I think my biggest dislike about bacon is the texture. When my husband cooks it, he likes it uber crispy and I think that’s just gross. Yuck.
Huh. I’m sort of impressed; I’m not sure I know any other non-vegetarian who doesn’t love bacon!
I believe the double-smoked bacon is procured through Green Meadow Farm. And I agree with your husband that it produces more grease than grocery-store bacon (I can practically feel it moving through my arteries)—but it’s definitely more tasty, too!