A few days ago I was out with my family and we went to a nice breakfast diner to eat. While looking at the menu I saw Canadian Bacon. I thought it was pretty funny Canada would have there own bacon named after them. Anyways, I started to wonder why it was named Canadian Bacon. Why do they get there own Bacon? How is it different from Ham? Why is it called Bacon at all if it's just Ham? I went on Ventrilo when I got home, and asked a Canadian. The conversation got more confusing from there. It turns out he didn't even know what Canadian Bacon is. If a Canadian doesn't know what Canadian Bacon is, who will?Wikipedia.I jumped onto Wikipedia today to do some research.
"Bacon is defined as any of certain cuts of meat taken from the sides, belly or back of a pig that may be cured and/or smoked."
So I thought "Is our Bacon called American Bacon elsewhere?". No, typical American Bacon is called "Streaky Bacon". "Rindless bacon, however, is quite common. In the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, bacon comes in a wide variety of cuts and flavours whereas bacon in the United States is predominantly what is known as "streaky bacon", or "streaky rashers" in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland".So...wait...if I went to a different country and ordered two eggs and a side of Bacon, what would I get? You would most likely get Canadian Bacon, although I'm not completly sure because I've never actually tried. "Bacon made from the meat on the back of the pig is referred to as back bacon and is part of traditional British and Irish breakfasts. In North America, back bacon may also be referred to as Canadian-style Bacon or Canadian Bacon."So believe it or not fellow Americans, Bacon is not just the Bacon we think it is. There's all types of Bacon! Get out there and try them all.Extra Bacon Information (straight from Wikipedia):
Bacon joints include the following:
Back bacon is a lean meaty cut of bacon.
Canadian bacon is a term used in the United States but elsewhere it is simply back bacon. It refers to any lean meaty cut of bacon, and is sometimes used as a pizza topping. In Canada back bacon is sometimes known as peameal bacon, which refers to a specific variety of unsmoked lean bacon that has been sweet pickle-cured and coated in yellow cornmeal (originally, as the name suggests, peameal was used). Other proteins, such as turkey and beef, can be made in the style of peameal bacon by employing this same sweet pickle and cornmeal process.
Often times in the US, products sold as "canadian bacon" are actually nothing more than pieces ham cut into circles and is not the true peameal bacon popular in Canada. Such "canadian bacon" is a popular ingredient in fast-food breakfast sandwiches, including the Egg McMuffin.
Im just going to leave this here.
om nom nom so fattening i know you all wantz a piece!
Oh my...that mug looks absolutely delightful.
That image is hilarious, I was going to post that before but never got to it. :D
lol at darks post
yeah, the streaky (normal) bacon is most common here in canada too. i've had canadian, or back bacon maybe a few times in my entire life. not much different than overcooked ham imo, regular bacon is far better.