# Kosher bacon is great! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 2, 2012, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kosher-bacon-is-great/608098 "2012-01-02T01:42:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2012, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kosher-bacon-is-great/608098/1 "2012-01-02T01:42:53Z")
No, the rabbis haven’t suddenly decided that pig is kosher. I’m talking about beef bacon, which is, well, the same cut of meat but from a cow. I think. It’s been sitting around in the freezer for a while now, do to constant forgetting-to-make-it, but someone mentioned beef bacon is a CS thread, and that reminded me, and my mother and I actually got around to finally frying it. (Yes, that was a really long run-on sentence. Sorry). It was delicious! The only problem is that what seems like a huge package turns out to be a handful of crispy strips after all the fat melts away. And that from what I’ve heard, the bacon-cut is a heart attack on a plate. Eh, it’s too yummy to worry about health problems. 😛 I always wondered what I was missing all these years. I’m glad I found it. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2012, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kosher-bacon-is-great/608098/2 "2012-01-02T01:57:47Z")
And you thought we were all just happy because Jesus had visited 🙂 Damn you, now I’ll have to try out this alternate bacon as well. Is there a sheep bacon? A lamb bacon? Bison bacon? Ilama bacon? Hippo Bacon? Elephant bacon? Rhino Bacon? Zebra bacon? Camel bacon? Turtle bacon? Manatee bacon? The mind reels at the possibilties! PS. If you are at all frugal don’t measure your now cooked bacon and calculate what that bacon costs on a dollar per ounce basis 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2012, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kosher-bacon-is-great/608098/3 "2012-01-02T02:33:34Z")
Hippos are not kosher. Ditto for llamas. Sorry, but turtles, too. And ix-nay on the elephant-hay. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2012, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kosher-bacon-is-great/608098/4 "2012-01-02T02:34:20Z")
Plate bacon is good. I haven’t seen it around here, but it was available in the NY metro area. Of course while good, it does not compare to real bacon. But if you can’t eat that, it’s better than no bacon at all. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2012, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kosher-bacon-is-great/608098/5 "2012-01-02T03:25:15Z")
There is definitely lamb bacon; I’ve seen it for sale. Never tried it, but may do so now, and report back. Goose bacon is apparently very popular in Israel. I’ve heard that it’s greesy though. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2012, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kosher-bacon-is-great/608098/6 "2012-01-02T07:52:25Z")
The only alt bacon available around here is either vegan (Morningstar brand, which I think is owned by Adventists)- never tried that tho the burgers & sausage are OK, and turkey, which is good but it sure ain’t pork. I do imagine beef or some other cattle bacon would be great. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2012, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kosher-bacon-is-great/608098/7 "2012-01-02T07:54:27Z")
I’ve heard of lamb bacon and I’d like to try it but I haven’t found anyplace that sells it. ---
**Author:** ![Lust4Life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2012, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kosher-bacon-is-great/608098/8 "2012-01-02T13:35:23Z")
Can any gentiles who try it, tell us if it tastes like actual bacon, or is it some sort of new flavour ? I don’t think that we can get it this side of the pond, but my curiousity has been piqued. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2012, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kosher-bacon-is-great/608098/9 "2012-01-02T15:05:15Z")
I read the title too quickly and thought the OP was a huge KEVIN Bacon fan. ---
**Author:** ![Foggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foggy/32/1082_2.png) [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2012, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kosher-bacon-is-great/608098/10 "2012-01-02T15:34:24Z")
I thought the title was “\*\*Kevin \*\*Bacon is great!” and I was going to say “Yes, yes he is” Damn it, I should have refreshed. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2012, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kosher-bacon-is-great/608098/11 "2012-01-02T16:41:33Z")
> [@Lust4Life](#): > > Can any gentiles who try it, tell us if it tastes like actual bacon, or is it some sort of new flavour ? I can tell the difference but it’s very similar. Beef bacon tastes more like pork bacon than turkey bacon does. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2012, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kosher-bacon-is-great/608098/12 "2012-01-02T16:45:32Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > And ix-nay on the elephant-hay. But you can make a [sukkah](http://thetalmudblog.wordpress.com/2011/10/10/talmud-and-the-absurd-the-case-of-the-elephant-sukkah/) out of one. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kosher-bacon-is-great/608098/13 "2012-01-03T03:31:36Z")
Hah! That would make a great prank to play on my rabbi… naw, forget it. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kosher-bacon-is-great/608098/14 "2012-01-03T04:00:31Z")
> [@Foggy](#): > > I thought the title was “\*\*Kevin \*\*Bacon is great!” and I was going to say “Yes, yes he is” > > Damn it, I should have refreshed. :smack: We should start a Kevin Bacon thread! ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kosher-bacon-is-great/608098/15 "2012-01-03T22:25:34Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Plate bacon is good. I haven’t seen it around here, but it was available in the NY metro area. Of course while good, it does not compare to real bacon. But if you can’t eat that, it’s better than no bacon at all. .. the hell is “plate bacon?” Is it made from strips of plates? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kosher-bacon-is-great/608098/16 "2012-01-03T23:22:00Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > .. the hell is “plate bacon?” Is it made from strips of plates? 😕 Maybe it’s a plate made of bacon! You can put more bacon on it! ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kosher-bacon-is-great/608098/17 "2012-01-04T20:47:20Z")
Plate is part of the belly - see the diagram here: > **[Skirt steak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skirt_steak)** > > Skirt steak is the US name for a cut of beef steak from the plate. It is long, flat, and prized for its flavor rather than tenderness. It is distinct from hanger steak (US), called skirt or onglet in Britain, a generally similar adjacent cut also from the plate. > Though it is from a different part of the animal, its general characteristics and uses cause it to be confused with both flank steak, taken from the flank behind the plate, and the flap meat from the bottom sirloin behind the flank and ... ---
**Author:** ![gazpacho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6f9a4e/32.png) [@gazpacho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gazpacho)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kosher-bacon-is-great/608098/18 "2012-01-04T20:54:00Z")
> [@billfish678](#): > > And you thought we were all just happy because Jesus had visited 🙂 > > Damn you, now I’ll have to try out this alternate bacon as well. Is there a sheep bacon? A lamb bacon? Bison bacon? Ilama bacon? Hippo Bacon? Elephant bacon? Rhino Bacon? Zebra bacon? Camel bacon? Turtle bacon? Manatee bacon? The mind reels at the possibilties! > > PS. If you are at all frugal don’t measure your now cooked bacon and calculate what that bacon costs on a dollar per ounce basis 🙂 The breakfast/lunch place near my house has lamb bacon. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kosher-bacon-is-great/608098/19 "2012-01-04T21:01:30Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > And ix-nay on the elephant-hay. [Especially if a dead lizard falls into your pot of elephant bacon.](http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus%2011:29-33&version=NIV)