OK, why is it that Bacon tastes completely different from Pork Chops and Baby Back Ribs, which all taste totally different from Ham?
Filet generally tastes like Ribeye, which tastes similar to Ground Chuck, which tastes similar to Pot Roast, the main differences being in the texture, tenderness and fat content.
Why are the Bacon parts so dissimilar tasting?
Bacon is cured by smoking. The other pork products, as well as beef products are not.
He weathered a firestorm of agony and did not break.
And while Yori raged against his unbending
courage, we took Kyuden Hiruma back.
His loss is great, but so is the gift his suffering brought.
-Yakamo’s Funeral
Note, too, that ham is ‘cured’, giving it a distinctive flavor that will actually vary depending on the method and ingrediants involved.
Smoked turkey is another meat with a distinctive flavor for similar reasons.
Okay, I’ll have the turkey club on wheat toast, please. And you can keep them damn chips.