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The article lists a staggering 17 varieties of bacon ranging from such familiar types as applewood, maple and hickory smoked to such less common types as wild boar and peameal bacon, a Canadian specialty of unsmoked lean pork belly that has been sweet-pickle cured and coated lightly in corn meal. The ones that intrigued me most on the list were corncob smoked, cinammon bacon and bourbon vanilla bacon. Bourbon vanilla bacon! Pardon me while I wipe my drool from the keyboard.
The article notes that despite bacon's unhealthful reputation America's consumption of what some like to call pig candy has increased 40 percent in the past five years. As further evidence of the Golden Age of Bacon the author cites the prevalence of bacon-oriented gifts such as the Grateful Palate's bacon of the month club. One gift available at GP that the article doesn't mention truly speaks to the importance of this new era: bacon toilet paper. Nuff said.
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12-13-2006 @6:15PM Aaron said... Anyone know where I can find bourbon-vanilla bacon, or at least a recipe for it?
It sounds life changing.
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12-13-2006 @8:40PM Nicole Weston said... I found a link for the bacon here: http://shopping.msn.com/specs/shp/?itemId=50785279
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12-13-2006 @8:50PM Allison said... Before you drool too much, know that bourbon vanilla is simply one variety of plain old vanilla -- not that some types aren't a whole lot better than others. Alas this type has never seen a still or been distilled. Bourbon vanilla is the term used for vanilla coming from Indian Ocean islands such as Madagascar, Comoros, and Runion, which was the name of the Bourbon island when artificial pollination was discovered.
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12-14-2006 @1:27PM Aaron said... Thanks for the link.
I was aware of what bourbon vanilla is. Thought, now that I've thought of it, I think some real bourbon would go well with the bacon as well.
Of course, I'll add vanilla to just about anything. I recently had lobster that was cooked with some vanilla and it was incredible.
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