best bacon substitute

fishshark

i dont and haven't eaten any pig for about 6 months now.. we are getting a pet pig and to continue eating it is weird lol. After the first few months i was pretty over it and now i dont miss it (and i was a eat bacon with every meal person. My husband misses it with his sandwiches and breakfast, what is your favorite brand of non pig bacon?

jimmyhsharkey

Thats a hilarious and understandable reason for not eating pork. How are they as pets? I've more or less switched to turkey bacon, which is a lie because its not bacon. It takes forever to cook in comparison to actual bacon and it needs to be seasoned. There are also chicken "sausage" that come in a number of flavors that can be pretty good as well. I get them from a regional store here in South Florida but I know Whole Foods also makes them.

arditarose

I like the Applegate turkey bacon alright.

positivepowers

Morningstar Farms makes a really good vegetarian bacon. I prefer it over the original because it's less fatty. I used to hate the squishy feel bacon fat has.



Like any "bacon" though, it is definitely high in sodium!

fishshark

jimmyhsharkey wrote: »

Thats a hilarious and understandable reason for not eating pork. How are they as pets? I've more or less switched to turkey bacon, which is a lie because its not bacon. It takes forever to cook in comparison to actual bacon and it needs to be seasoned. There are also chicken "sausage" that come in a number of flavors that can be pretty good as well. I get them from a regional store here in South Florida but I know Whole Foods also makes them.

they are actually smarter then dogs and just as loving and loyal! we eat loads of chicken sausage from breakfast to italian.. whole foods kills the chicken sausage game haha! ive had turkey bacon once and i was so angry hahaha! we will give it another go as i said i dont miss it now that its been a while but the husband for sure misses it.

fishshark

arditarose wrote: »

I like the Applegate turkey bacon alright.

we used to eat applegate regular bacon will try

positivepowers wrote: »

Morningstar Farms makes a really good vegetarian bacon. I prefer it over the original because it's less fatty. I used to hate the squishy feel bacon fat has.



Like any "bacon" though, it is definitely high in sodium!

so crazy how high sodium all "bacon is" little salt bombs of heaven haha. will for sure try.

ClubSilencio

This is pretty good. It's nothing like bacon but it's good.

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fishshark

ClubSilencio wrote: »

This is pretty good. It's nothing like bacon but it's good.

I know someone out there is gonna close their laptop after seeing this.

this looks good! i think he honestly just misses the salty smokey flavor so this is a good option!

ReaderGirl3

We raised pigs when I was a kid, we were forbidden to name them I saw chicken bacon at the store yesterday and was really tempted to buy it, just to see what it tastes like. It looked like regular bacon, so that might be something to look for.

MinmoInk

I really actually am a fan of Aldis fit n active turkey bacon as long as you cook it really well!

RWClary

Just get bacon but also feed some to the pet pig.
If he eats the bacon, it's all good!

DaddieCat

Troutrouter1968

There is no substitute for real bacon.

glnblnd

There is no substitute for bacon and to suggest so is heresy!

kathrynjean_

BecomingBane wrote: »

Omg yes for coconut bacon. Put it on a BLT and it is heaven. Seriously.

quiksylver296

ReaderGirl3 wrote: »

We raised pigs when I was a kid, we were forbidden to name them I saw chicken bacon at the store yesterday and was really tempted to buy it, just to see what it tastes like. It looked like regular bacon, so that might be something to look for.

We had to name our cow Hamburger when I was a kid, so we wouldn't forget why he was really there.

I would just eat bacon, to be honest. The pig doesn't know what it is.

quiksylver296

kathrynjean_ wrote: »

BecomingBane wrote: »

Omg yes for coconut bacon. Put it on a BLT and it is heaven. Seriously.

I would try that. It looks interesting. Where do you get it?

cross2bear

Pigs will eat people, turnabout is fair play I say!! Seriously, I get your dilemma. Although we did have a guinea pig for quite some time and apparently its quite a common dish in some parts of South America......anyway....I find turkey bacon just doesnt cut it. I too have given up on bacon, but enjoy other cuts.

kathrynjean_

quiksylver296 wrote: »

kathrynjean_ wrote: »

BecomingBane wrote: »

Omg yes for coconut bacon. Put it on a BLT and it is heaven. Seriously.

I would try that. It looks interesting. Where do you get it?

I'm in Canada and usually get it at a small, local grocer - but I'm 99% sure Whole Foods or something comparable would have it?

You could also try making your own if you're feeling particularly motivated: http://cookieandkate.com/2014/how-to-make-coconut-bacon/

xpanda70

Smoked tofu. Cut into thin strips and marinate in 1T soy sauce, 1T maple syrup, 1tspn hickory smoke, 1/2tspn smoked paprika overnight. Fry it up and it makes for a pretty good BLT. There is also a Facebook group called What Fat Vegans Eat where some posters have recently been experimenting with making 'vacon' out of rice paper. It looks pretty authentic, but I haven't tried it myself.