Canadian Bacon

I honestly don't understand why Americans call breakfast ham "Canadian bacon" It's really weird to us Canadians...

We really like to label things that our different or foreign to us. It's what we do.

is that why you say english breakfast muffins? add extra words to make it sound exotic?

Let's not forget Polish and Italian sausage.

and French Fries, which are not from France at all.

Saying better than turkey bacon means nothing. *kitten* is *kitten*.

No No.

All *kitten* is not created equal.

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right? :bigsmile:

And I stand gratefully corrected.

Edited because I can't figure out quote from reply. :sad:

I honestly don't understand why Americans call breakfast ham "Canadian bacon" It's really weird to us Canadians...

This^^ We call it HAM because its HAM. I call it HAM STEAK, because I cut it thicker for breakfast than for a sandwich. I call the sandwich a HAM SANDWICH.

We just have a taste for things Canadian :-)

Heh.

They call it Taylor Ham in Jersey. Well, Taylor ham looks like Canadian Bacon.

I like Canadian Bacon/Ham. It's really good and a healthier choice.

I still eat regular bacon. I'm not a savage after all.

I like Canadians, too. Je t'aime bien Canada.

Oh my God how dare you besmirch the good name of Taylor's Ham / Pork Roll by calling it the same as Canadian Bacon!

IT IS NOT THE SAME! :explode:

My dad's family is from Philly so whenever we'd visit them in Philly or NJ (where I was born) we'd load up on Taylor's Ham before we went back home to FL.

A little known fact is that Ambrosia really is Taylor's Ham :bigsmile:

In Australia, bacon is what you call "Canadian Bacon" and the bacon you get in America doesn't exist here, except in rare specialty shops!

This makes me sad for Aussies, regular Bacon is the best!

I don't believe it should be called bacon.

Bacon is that delicious, crispy, greasy, albeit unhealthy breakfast meat that makes delicious sandwiches and is even good dipped in chocolate.

Canadian bacon is a breakfast meat that makes eggs Benedict complete. That is all.

In the UK "Canadian Bacon" is called back bacon and "US bacon" is called streaky bacon.

We normally go for Back in a sandwich or for breakfast and streaky as a accompaniment like on chicken, or sausages at Christmas.

Where does it fit into the bacon discussion? Is it better than turkey bacon?

What is it? Bacon made from Canadians? It probably is a better substitute for pig bacon than turkey bacon would be seeing as humans and pigs are omnivorous, not very hairy mammals of a fairly similar size while turkeys are birds. And most cannibals say that "long pig" tastes like regular pig, hence the name "long pig"

"gotten"

out goes any credibility :P

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I don't believe it should be called bacon.

Bacon is that delicious, crispy, greasy, albeit unhealthy breakfast meat that makes delicious sandwiches and is even good dipped in chocolate.

Canadian bacon is a breakfast meat that makes eggs Benedict complete. That is all.

How is bacon unhealthy?

In the UK "Canadian Bacon" is called back bacon and "US bacon" is called streaky bacon.

We normally go for Back in a sandwich or for breakfast and streaky as a accompaniment like on chicken, or sausages at Christmas.

Canadian Bacon is cut only from the loin, which back bacon can be cut from, but not always.

Streaky bacon? Hahaha...those silly Canadians.

Streaky bacon is not a Canadian thing - OP said UK!

I agree us Canadians are silly......better than weird like Americans!

Yeah, we don't have "Canadian bacon" in Canada, it's an American thing....