What Is It About Bacon?

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  • FindingMyself24
    FindingMyself24 Posts: 613 Member
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    What is it about bacon that makes people like it so much? I don't think any other meat product brings out emotions (not sure how else to say it) in people. Even here on MFP, I've seen people refusing to give up bacon.

    Personally, I'm not into it. As a kid, the jelly-like fat on it gave me the creeps. There were classic battles at the breakfast table between my refusal to eat it and my dad telling me about all the starving kids in the world. Although, I could never see how two little strips of bacon could feed people. As an adult, I can't see the value as it doesn't seem like you get any meat. Overall, I just never acquired a taste for it.

    So what's your bacon story? Why do you like it, or not?

    I dont eat beef or pork..it grosses me out!! eh....i love turkey bacon but im not so "in love" with it that i couldnt give it up...
  • Madaly320
    Madaly320 Posts: 112 Member
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    I love bacon, but it has to be crisp. I can't eat it if it is "wiggly"

    I also can't eat store brand bacon.

    I work in a breakfast restaurant and our bacon is ridiculous. I could eat 10 pieces in one sitting, it is so good. Thick cut, smokey and always just crisp enough, it melts in your mouth..


    omg...I want bacon..
  • Gwen_B
    Gwen_B Posts: 1,018 Member
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    I agree!! Though I do eat turkey bacon.
  • Absonthebrain
    Absonthebrain Posts: 587 Member
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    Watch EPIC MEAL TIME on YOUTUBE and you'll see why lolz


    LOL!!! I had never seen this before!!! Thanks Rich for sharing it simply too funny I will be watching these vids for the rest of the night, LOLZZZZ!!
  • FitGuyWillDoIt
    FitGuyWillDoIt Posts: 111 Member
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    This is awesome! I do have to add that I'm a veggie and haven't eaten meat in three years. Maybe people know or figured that out. Just didn't want to influence any answers. I have no probs with people liking bacon. Just wanted to know why and didn't want people to think I'm fakin'.
  • bethlaf
    bethlaf Posts: 954 Member
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    its an internet thing...
  • Getit_Simpson
    Getit_Simpson Posts: 69 Member
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    Reading about bacon just made me fry up some bacon :ohwell: evening snack!
  • subcult
    subcult Posts: 262 Member
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    I've never had american bacon but it looks really fatty. Short cut bacon with the fat cut off is superior,

    In saying that, I haven't had bacon in about 9 years I think due to me no eat animals now. I do enjoy facon though.
    that stament was hilarious when I mistook facon with falcon.
  • eggsmilkbread
    eggsmilkbread Posts: 184 Member
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    People have made it into a "trend" if you will. Teenagers started going around yelling about how cool bacon is for some reason and I guess others have caught on. Some other people just like bacon. I could live without it though, nothing special about it.
  • joydoncheski
    joydoncheski Posts: 26 Member
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    Now I really want freaking bacon...like I can taste it. Thanks
  • atrebor18
    atrebor18 Posts: 235 Member
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    Now I really want freaking bacon...like I can taste it. Thanks

    I AGREE! and i don't have any =( =( otherwise i'd make some probably

    I am not a meat eater, I don't like chicken, steak, ham, whatever but I LOVE bacon...its basically the main reason I'm not a full on vegetarian. hahaha im so darn weird
  • subcult
    subcult Posts: 262 Member
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    People have made it into a "trend" if you will. Teenagers started going around yelling about how cool bacon is for some reason and I guess others have caught on. Some other people just like bacon. I could live without it though, nothing special about it.
    it is a Internet trend yea but my gramdmother kept butter containers full of bacon grease and used it to fry potatoes and fry and egg over easy with out flipping the egg and ive been inlove with it long before the Internet. Coconut oil comes a close second over bacon grease but bacon itself trumps coconuts.
  • JJordon
    JJordon Posts: 857 Member
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    Gwaltney Beef Bacon. EAT IT!
  • grandma0561
    grandma0561 Posts: 16 Member
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    Bacon is great!!!!!!!! I thought I had to give it up in this weight loss journey but discovered center cut bacon is only 20-25 cals each so I can have 3 slices with breakfast (: I LOVE IT
  • realme56
    realme56 Posts: 1,093 Member
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    It's meat candy.

    Yup!! Truthfully, taken in limited amounts is not that bad for you. I get my bacon fix by putting like 1-2T of Hormels Bacn Bits into my egg white scramble.
  • JenAndSome
    JenAndSome Posts: 1,908 Member
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    If the fatty part is too fatty I just pick it off and eat the rest of the piece. I think the thing that really draws people in is the flavor because it's so delicious. I don't think I've ever met someone who didn't like bacon because of the way it tastes.
  • twinkiemon
    twinkiemon Posts: 216 Member
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    I love bacon - bacon is delicious and tasty. In fact I just watched the 11th Doctor's first episode and he loses points for not liking bacon, which isn't good because he's already negative points for not being David Tennant.
  • jmc0806
    jmc0806 Posts: 1,444 Member
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    How else do you make grilled cheese without bacon?!

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    Or tacos?
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  • JUDDDing
    JUDDDing Posts: 1,367 Member
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    Whole foods had this last weekend.

    It was decent.
  • sundaybeachday
    sundaybeachday Posts: 24
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    I like it. Don't love it. I usually have to eat it with something, not alone. Coincidence: my husband's favorite meal is grilled shrimp wrapped in bacon (with BBQ sauce). We had it tonight! It compliments A LOT of other food. Bacon cheeseburger - oh yeah! Bacon with mac & cheese - heck yeah! Bacon wrapped filet - Mmmmm. But all alone? Meh. The only kind I can tolerate by itself is maple bacon. I've also had maple "candied" bacon - yum!

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