# Pork - The Breakfast of Champions

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pork-the-breakfast-of-champions/355683>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 6, 2006, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pork-the-breakfast-of-champions/355683 "2006-05-06T18:20:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![kath94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/67e7ee/32.png) [@kath94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kath94)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2006, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pork-the-breakfast-of-champions/355683/1 "2006-05-06T18:20:25Z")

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So, when did the pig become the American breakfast meat of choice? (with apologies to Jews & Muslims)

I mean, you go to a restaurant or cafe for breakfast. Chances are, you’re offered a choice of meats – bacon, sausage, ham, etc. There could be steak, hamburger, chicken, or pork chops, too, but these are the BIG THREE. Why? It’s not necessarily so in other countries, where fish is a big breakfast protein. But why the pig? Can anyone answer me?

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**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2006, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pork-the-breakfast-of-champions/355683/2 "2006-05-06T18:40:48Z")

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See this thread: [Why is bacon a breakfast food?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=368049)

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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2006, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pork-the-breakfast-of-champions/355683/3 "2006-05-06T23:44:29Z")

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I thought beer was the breakfast of champions.

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**Author:** ![slaphead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@slaphead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slaphead)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2006, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pork-the-breakfast-of-champions/355683/4 "2006-05-07T16:57:12Z")

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> [@Cunctator](#):
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> I thought beer was the breakfast of champions.

Mais non. According to a T-short worn by James Hunt (ancient race car driver) the phrase is “SEX - The Breakfast of Champions”.