Bacon!

[mannej]

I must say that Turkey Bacon is the pits...

But after a long night on the Tigers, it is suffice!

 

[adampenrith]

5 out of 5 pigs agree with me - Bacon should not be eat by humans, and that goes for pork as well !!!!!

 

[v8Statesman]

5 out of 5 pigs agree with me - Bacon should not be eat by humans, and that goes for pork as well !!!!!

Begone with you.

 

[Major]

I prefer back bacon reasonably well cooked for my BLT.

The beef bacon in the EY and EK lounges is just rubbish.

 

[adampenrith]

Expecting a pork product in a lounge run by Islamic airlines is just an expectation ...............

 

[simongr]

I like bacon in Australia and i believe it may have something to do with the cut.

I don't think it can be the cut - Bacon is taken from the eye fillet round through to the belly - there are essentially three cuts of bacon - middle (the whole thing including eye and belly), eye (being the fillet) and streaky (being the belly).

The difference I think is the slicing, the curing and the cooking.

 

[blackcat20]

The problem with American bacon is the lack of meat on it, and the fact they fry it to a crisp. Looking forward to coming home and having the Aussie variety

 

[drewbles]

The problem with American bacon is the lack of meat on it, and the fact they fry it to a crisp. Looking forward to coming home and having the Aussie variety

Personally, I do not see that as a problem. The crispier the better (And also, the fat is all cooked out then )

(that's my excuse and i'm sticking to it!)

 

[Stephen65]

At least here in Singapore I can easily get pork bacon at the hotel breakfast buffet, unlike in KL where hotels don't supply any pork products :evil:

I've noticed that in Malaysia even the most lavish resort buffet breakfasts never seem to include bacon as an option. I assume the risk of offending their Middle Eastern guests outweighs the disappointment of Westerners.

 

[simongr]

Maybe they also don't want to offend the 60% of their population who are muslims as well...

 

[nlagalle]

Personally, I do not see that as a problem. The crispier the better (And also, the fat is all cooked out then )

(that's my excuse and i'm sticking to it!)

Oh Drewbles! I agree with your earlier post, I don't think we can be friends anymore!!

 

[Mal]

Maybe they also don't want to offend the 60% of their population who are muslims as well...

Not to mention the staff as well.

 

[sweens]

I don't think it can be the cut - Bacon is taken from the eye fillet round through to the belly - there are essentially three cuts of bacon - middle (the whole thing including eye and belly), eye (being the fillet) and streaky (being the belly).

The difference I think is the slicing, the curing and the cooking.

I agree...the yanks just do not get it as they just have the streaky variety or Canadian bacon, which is a thick cut fillet or back bacon which is not cured the way they do it here and the U.K etc.

My preference is the eye fillet/back bacon or a whole rasher of middle bacon but it needs to be well cured otherwise it is pretty tasteless.

Just love that bacon and egg sandwich for breakfast...especially when a few sherbets have been consumed the previous night!

 

[mannej]

Especially when they deep fry it!

At least here in Singapore I can easily get pork bacon at the hotel breakfast buffet, unlike in KL where hotels don't supply any pork products :evil:

I can't believe how much bacon 4 teenagers can go through in a week! We often get it in 2KG lots, sometimes several times a week (our boarder's father owns a butcher shop and pays part of his board in meat )

Why do you need Pork Bacon when you can have Turkey Bacon!

 

[v8Statesman]

Why do you need Pork Bacon when you can have Turkey Bacon!

Marginally better than beef bacon, but these is no substitute for quality Australian bacon!

 

[thewinchester]

I must say that Turkey Bacon is the pits...

But after a long night on the Tigers, it is suffice!

Why do you need Pork Bacon when you can have Turkey Bacon!

Turkey bacon - urgh. That stuff makes me gag, utterly tasteless and oft poorly cooked.

 

[straitman]

Personally, I do not see that as a problem. The crispier the better (And also, the fat is all cooked out then )

(that's my excuse and i'm sticking to it!)

Yuk :!:

Oh Drewbles! I agree with your earlier post, I don't think we can be friends anymore!!

Me three on this.

 

[JohnK]

The difference I think is the slicing, the curing and the cooking.

You are probably right.

I have had bacon around the world and it just does not taste the same. Perhaps the UK comes closest.

 

[simongr]

Denmark and the UK use a very similar process to Oz.

 

[tuapekastar]

As the HeeBeeGeeBees kindly informed us, "the world is very very big, and bacon comes from a pig" - ptooey to 'beef bacon' or 'turkey bacon' or any non-porcine bacon for that matter!

When I had bacon for breakfast in NYC last year I was unable to 'fork' it...it was so crisped up it just 'shattered' each time I attempted to impale it on my fork - just ridiculous. :shock: