When I first endeavored to write up a short ode to bacon, little did I know that the world of bacon-related products was so vast. But now that I’ve spent some time researching the topic and have seen America’s–nay humanity’s love of bacon (sorry Muslims, don’t mean to exclude you guys), I am truly astounded.
Food Products
Let’s start with one of my favorite bacon flavored item of all time: Vosges Mo’s Bacon Bar. This little slab of chocolate is infused with crispy bacon bits that makes a wonderful combination. The ratio is just right so don’t go thinking you can melt a Hershey’s bar over bacon in your frying pan…that would be wrong. Vosges has a Ph.D in Yumology and has applied their years of slaving away in kitchen laboratories to making the ultimate mashup of bacon and chocolate. It’s really really good–click the image to head to the Vosges site. They’re about $7.50 a bar on the site, but I’ve seen them for about 5 or 6 bucks at Whole Foods.
How about those times when bacon is not just that convenient to eat–think about when you’re at work and want to add a little bacon to your salad but there’s nary a gas range and iron skillet around. Now you can get the taste of bacon anywhere you go! It’s like having bacon in your back pocket!
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Another sweet form of bacon is Dean and Deluca’s Sir Francis Bacon Peanut Brittle. Sounds so interesting I put it on the list of things to eat the next time we head up to Napa Valley.
How about bacon in spreadable form? If you watch the Daily Show with John Stewart, you’ll know about Baconnaise. This is the “Lite” version. Would I try it? Probably–but only if they had a sample size…who the heck is going to order a 3 pack of these things?
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I don’t know about you, but I think I’d prefer Skillet Bacon Jam. It seems to be gaining ground as the premier spreadable bacon product. MattBites.com seems to be obsessed with this stuff and it has been even been featured on The Onion. TasteDuds.com has a quick and simple recipe for Skillet Bacon Jam Fried Rice. MadMeatGenius drops a decently detailed review of the bacon product in question as well…he seems to like it well enough but gives it 2.5 out of 5 stars–not sure what’s up with that. At any rate, it sounds like something I would like. Maybe I’ll pick up a jar to make some sandwiches with. Click on the image to head to the Skillet Street Food site.
Did I forget something? Oh wait…what about plain old bacon?!? That’s right, you can order bacon (just like almost everything else) over the Internet.
Accessories
Now that your belly is full of bacon, let’s look at the rest of your life. I certainly don’t have enough bacon paraphernalia in my life and I don’t think the bacon lover in your clan does either.
Do you love bacon so much that you would kiss it? Me too. For those moments when you want to make out with bacon but don’t want people staring at you like a crazy person, try the latest in bacon flavored technology–Bacon Lip Balm. Tastes great and keeps your lips hydrated! It’s two products in one!
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For those times when the house or car smells too pine fresh, you need the Bacon Air Freshener.
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There’s nothing like meat in your pocket.
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I don’t know about this one…
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If I had this, my dentist would stop nagging me about flossing.
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Mr. Bacon versus Monsieur Tofu Action Figures for the toy collector in all of us.
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I love meat stickers because..well because I love meat.
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Websites
- iheartbacon – not updated too often, but finds some good bacon related posts when they do.
- Royal Bacon Society – these guys are REALLY into bacon. It’s hardcore bacon lovin’ over there. If you can follow all of their bacon related goodness and not die of a heart attack within a year, I think you may be indestructible. This site serves as a jumping point into way too many bacon related places that I’m not going to list here…just go to the RBS and check out their blogroll.
- Bacon Haikus – this doesn’t look like it’s been updated recently which is unfortunate because haikus are one of my most favorite forms of communication. I’m even working on a haiku resume in which every job and all of the duties I’ve had are all haikus.
That’s all I have time for now. Go forth and bring home some bacon.
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