# Bacon, bacon, bacon! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 9, 2004, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-bacon-bacon/254317 "2004-07-09T17:32:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2004, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-bacon-bacon/254317/1 "2004-07-09T17:32:27Z")
While on my extended holiday around the UK, I got very, very fond of English bacon, known in the States as back bacon or short back bacon. I like it better than American bacon, known as streaky bacon in the UK. Who else has had both, and which do you prefer? Also, where can I find English bacon in PA or NJ? The Stop & Shop near me doesn’t carry it, but I haven’t checked out the Pathmark or Wegmans yet. Next question is, how long does vacuum packed (streaky) bacon (or any meat) stay good for if kept in the refrigerator? I’ve got some old meat in there, and I’m not sure if I should open it or not . . . ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2004, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-bacon-bacon/254317/2 "2004-07-09T17:46:29Z")
Try asking for either back bacon or Canadian bacon rather than English bacon. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2004, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-bacon-bacon/254317/3 "2004-07-09T17:47:23Z")
Man, I could live on bacon. BLTs; bacon with smoked salmon, tomato, red onion, cream cheese and dill on a bagel; bacon, tomato and onion in a spaghetti sauce; piles of bacon on your plate in a breakfast buffet… ::droooool:: Oh yeah, the question: I prefer streaky. Crisp, hot, streaky…::drooool:: ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2004, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-bacon-bacon/254317/4 "2004-07-09T18:04:34Z")
> [@](#): > > Also, where can I find English bacon in PA or NJ? The Stop & Shop near me doesn’t carry it, but I haven’t checked out the Pathmark or Wegmans yet. In NJ ask for Canadian bacon. I’m surprised that Stop&Shop didn’t have it. If Wegmans doesn’t have it then you’re out of luck. ---
**Author:** ![yastobaal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/258eb7/32.png) [@yastobaal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yastobaal)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2004, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-bacon-bacon/254317/5 "2004-07-09T18:42:52Z")
I hate you guys. I’m drowning in saliva here just thinking about the lovely taste of back bacon. Not just any back bacon, I’m thinking about smoked, drycure, back bacon. Man, that stuff is excellent. Right, I’m off down to the shops to get my bacon and give arteries a workout. ---
**Author:** ![Kitchen\_Wench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f08c70/32.png) [@Kitchen\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitchen_Wench)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2004, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-bacon-bacon/254317/6 "2004-07-09T18:52:01Z")
I love British bacon. Won’t eat regular ol’ streaky American bacon anymore. The Scotsman and I usually get ours at a place called Brits in Lawrence, KS. But it’s an hour away, so we’ve had frozen bacon shipped to us a couple times. It’s expensive, but every now and then, it’s worth it. [Wise Choice British Foods & Gifts](http://www.wisechoiceuk.com/browse.asp?cat=123&path=121,123) Note: The Danish bacon is may look like the British version, but it’s very very salty. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2004, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-bacon-bacon/254317/7 "2004-07-09T20:34:49Z")
theresonlyonethingthatsmellslikebaconandthatsBACON!!!1111 ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2004, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-bacon-bacon/254317/8 "2004-07-09T21:18:05Z")
Mmm…I’m also more fond of English bacon or Canadian bacon. Here in the States, I try to get slab bacon whenever I can, as I also like bacon diced into 1/2 inch to 1 inch cubes. Presliced bacon is too thin for my tastes. Hungary was a bacon-lover’s dream. There are at least a dozen different varieties of bacon you can get there, from pure-fat white bacon, to more meaty varieties, with different levels of smokiness, and some varieties are dusted with spices like paprika. Oh man, I miss it so! ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2004, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-bacon-bacon/254317/9 "2004-07-09T22:07:06Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > In NJ ask for Canadian bacon. I’m surprised that Stop&Shop didn’t have it. If Wegmans doesn’t have it then you’re out of luck. They did have Canadian bacon, but it was little and round. I’ll have to take another look, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2004, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-bacon-bacon/254317/10 "2004-07-09T23:53:49Z")
Canadian bacon is not British bacon. Canadian Bacon is closer to British Gamon. You can get Irish Bacon and Irish Style Bacon in a few places here in California, and it is pretty good, though the Irish Style bacon made in USA is often cut too thinly and doesn’t fry up as well as it should. The thickness of the bacon is important since you want to cook it lond enough for the fat to crisp up, but not so long that the meat becomes hard. In my opinion nothing much beats a hot Bacon and Cheddar Cheese sandwich, and I can’t think of a smell more appetizing than cooking bacon.