When I see bacon involved in so many non-traditional uses - bacon cereal, huge bacon-only sandwiches,bacon baklava and bacon ice cream, to name just a few - I get the sense that I have missed out on something. This isn't because I really wanted to try a bowl of bacon cereal myself, but because I really don't want to eat some of these foods. Where will it stop? Is there anything that bacon can't be added to?
I would have thought that candy would be immune from the addition of bacon, but this is not the case. Eatin' and Drinkin' blogged a batch of bacon caramel. It is made just like a classic caramel, with sugar, cream and butter, but has some pre-cooked, crispy bacon added at the end. Salted caramel is delicious - but usually chefs opt for sea salt and not salted meats? It seems like it would either be out-of-this world good (for someone who loves bacon) or just a bit much. Anyone willing to try the recipe and find out for themselves?
