Bacon is meat candy.

[blueerica]

Discuss.

[Gemini Cricket]

I hear that Bacon can also be crack at slumber parties...

[blueerica]

I hear there are queues for it.

[mousepod]

http://www.perpetualkid.com/productimages/lg/WALT-1653.jpg

[Matterhorn Fan]

Bacon is the worst smell in the world.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Bacon is treyflicious.

[blueerica]

Anyone watch ESPN this Monday and see the taped up sign that said "Bacon is Meat Candy" ?? I thought it was genius.

Bacon also is dandy for infusing bourbon, apparently.


(http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/the-thoroughbred)

[blueerica]

Bacon martini, anyone? (http://www.slashfood.com/2006/10/29/a-bacon-martini/)

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.slashfood.com/media/2006/10/baconmartini.jpg

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

hmmmmmmm... baaacon...

[Capt Jack]

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.slashfood.com/media/2006/10/baconmartini.jpg


wow. I might try it but it sounds just the wee-est bit short of 'yum'

:p

[Gn2Dlnd]

A meal without bacon is like, well, let's just say a meal ain't a meal without bacon.

1 egg, 2 bacon, 1 (carbquick) pancake, coffee, o.j. (crystal light) for bkfst. Bacon is the lo-carber's friend.

[Disneyphile]

If bacon is meat candy, what is sausage?

[CoasterMatt]

Sausage is bits of piggy leftovers, attractively packaged.

[Matterhorn Fan]

Sausage is worse than bacon.

[Gn2Dlnd]

I agree, bacon is so much more versatile.

[Capt Jack]

Sausage is worse than bacon.

no bacon, no sausage....


ham?
pork chops?
meat in general?

[CoasterMatt]

The only food I like more than bacon is cheese.

[Disneyphile]

The only food I like more than bacon is cheese.With that in mind, bacon-flavored cheese krisps sound really, really yummy. :D

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Bacon is the lo-carber's friend.

How are your arteries doing? :evil:

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Bacon is the worst smell in the world.
Wow. Doesn't like bacon. I think you're the only one. ;)

[Matterhorn Fan]

Wow. Doesn't like bacon. I think you're the only one. ;)Me 'n all the other vegetarians of the world. ;)

Pork is the worst offender in terms of odor for me.

[tracilicious]

Bacon is disgusting.

[Dexter]

[homer simpson]There's bacon, Canadian bacon, Mexican bacon [drools lustily] and a mouth-watering veal chop.[/homer simpson]

[Motorboat Cruiser]

So, simple, so flavorful, so easy to prepare. What's not to love? I don't make it a staple by any means, but it's always a special treat.

My favorite way to eat it, other than with a greasy truck stop-esque breakfast (which I crave every so often) is when it is grilled and wrapped around shrimp or scallops. Yum!

Meat candy, indeed.

[katiesue]

Bacon wrapped asparagus, yum!

[Gemini Cricket]

For fun, make a tic tac toe board with four pieces of bacon.

[JWBear]

I bake it instead of frying it. Yum....

[Gemini Cricket]

Norm gave me strawberry flavored gummy bacon for Christmas...

[lashbear]

Sausage is bits of piggy leftovers, attractively packaged.

Sausage: It's all of the Pig, except for the meat. :D

[Gn2Dlnd]

I bake it instead of frying it. Yum....

Bakin' bacon.

Bacon flavored ThinKrisps I heard someone say? Hmm. I'll have the boys in the lab get right on that.

[Capt Jack]

chorizo con huevos!

food of the (hispanic) gods!!!!

[Alex]

It has now been approximately 15 years since I last had a slice of real bacon.

Bacon and steaks were things I never thought I could get over. Steaks faded away within a year or so. Bacon took much, much longer. But now I have no desire to eat it and as with most cooking pork products find the smell unappetizing (other meats I don't eat don't bother me smellwise).

[Disneyphile]

Bacon flavored ThinKrisps I heard someone say? Hmm. I'll have the boys in the lab get right on that.I'm so thinking those would be incredibly yummy. However, the grease might be an issue, so the bacon would probably need to be cooked and drained first. (Or just use pre-cooked bacon.) :snap:

[Prudence]

Now I really really want a bacon cheeseburger. With extra bacon.


And a side of bacon.

[Gemini Cricket]

People would like you to believe that they don't eat that white curly piece of fat at the ends of bacon strips... but I think about 80% of the bacon eating population does.

[JWBear]

I miss Nabisco Bacon Thins... :(

[Ghoulish Delight]

Bacon was the first non-kosher food I ate after my three year stint of keeping kosher.

[Capt Jack]

People would like you to believe that they don't eat that white curly piece of fat at the ends of bacon strips...



http://bohicagaming.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/huh.gif

but but....thats the best part!?!?!

[€uroMeinke]

Bacon wrapped Chorizo stuffed dates are the best appetizer I have ever had

[bewitched]

I don't eat pork...but turkey bacon is yumbolicious!

I also recently found out about beef bacon, haven't tried it though.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Bacon Cheeseburger from Doug& Busters!! I want one now!! :( So yummy...

[CoasterMatt]

Tony Roma's Bleu Cheese Burger (Bacon, Bleu Cheese Crumbles, Steak Sauce) MMMMMMM

[Gemini Cricket]

Bacon wrapped bacon. Mmmmm.

[CoasterMatt]

Bacon wrapped bacon. Mmmmm.
Dipped in melted cheese.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I don't eat pork...but turkey bacon is yumbolicious!

I also recently found out about beef bacon, haven't tried it though.
Beef bacon is pretty good. I enjoyed it when I was kosher.

[BarTopDancer]

I hear there are queues for it.

With trivia questions!

I won fair and square. It's not my fault y'all aren't in lust with Keifer and Kevin BACON

[lashbear]

I won fair and square. It's not my fault y'all aren't in lust with Keifer and Kevin BACON

Kevin Bacon has a brother called Keifer ? :p

[MouseWife]

I miss Nabisco Bacon Thins... :(

Are these those salty potato type chips? If so, I haven't had those since high school. And that was by finding them at some off the wall liquor store.

Bacon is delicious. I love the maple smoked type. Or whatever you call it. When you cook it it smells soooooo good.

And, we've been buying the leaner bacon so less white curly parts. But, that is okay. The older boy would only eat that part and leave the rest!!!

And how funny I just got it...it is the candy of meat!!!

[lashbear]

Now off to look up the Beef Bacon on Google......

[Kevy Baby]

Bacon is meat candy.

Discuss.What is there to discuss? I think that pretty much sums it up!

[RStar]

Here- you can make your own CHORIZO:

Click here for recipe (http://www.ag.auburn.edu/~ckerth/470/classnotes/recipes/CHORIZO.PDF)

Oh, and store bought also has pig salavary glands!!:eek:

[blueerica]

I'm super hungry for bacon. And cheese, thanks to whomever mentioned that... Screw you, too. I want a BLT with Cheese instead of Lettuce. MMMMm.....

Yes.

[Snowflake]

Me 'n all the other vegetarians of the world. ;)

Pork is the worst offender in terms of odor for me.

Not true!
I was a vegetarian for years and it was always the smell of bacon that drew me back to the dark side.

Almost every vegetarian or ex-vegetarian I know agree, it was the bacon that did me in!

Now, I do agree, getting rid of the fried bacon smell can be a problem later in the day when the last thing you want to smell is bacon grease.

[Alex]

For me, if anything drew me back it would be really good biscuits and gravy. I don't want bacon anymore.

[Kevy Baby]

For me, if anything drew me back it would be really good biscuits and gravy. I don't want bacon anymore.Don't ever visit Arthurs in La Habra. They have GREAT biscuits and gravy.

[Capt Jack]

...you can make your own CHORIZO...
:eek:


so basically...you run a pig through a wood chipper?










kewl :cool:

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Bacon? Not so much. That which drew me back to the dark side once every Christmas is the ham-cream cheese-green onion pinwheels my mom makes. But it wasn't so much a "drawn to the dark side" as it was a decision made before I ever arrived at my parents' home.

But it IS a pig product. I'll give you that.

[mousepod]

Here- you can make your own CHORIZO:

Click here for recipe (http://www.ag.auburn.edu/%7Eckerth/470/classnotes/recipes/CHORIZO.PDF)

Oh, and store bought also has pig salavary glands!!:eek:

Your recipe starts with 20 pounds of meat. How many should that serve?

[lizziebith]

Not true!
I was a vegetarian for years and it was always the smell of bacon that drew me back to the dark side.

Almost every vegetarian or ex-vegetarian I know agree, it was the bacon that did me in!

Now, I do agree, getting rid of the fried bacon smell can be a problem later in the day when the last thing you want to smell is bacon grease.

Bacon did it for this ex-veggie, too! I only eat it about twice a year, but...mmmm!

[JWBear]

Bacon wrapped bacon. Mmmmm.
Dipped in melted cheese.
And then breaded and deep fat fried!

[Alex]

I think they serve that at T.G.I.Fridays

[Gemini Cricket]

People who say they don't eat bacon most likely have a secret stash in a piano seat or something.
:D

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

man, I was at the market last night and I didn't buy any Bacon. Damn...
This thread puts me in the mood for my bacon sandwich.

Toasted whitebread w/ a think layer of mayo. Lettuce and a generous portion of very crisp bacon. Yum!!

[lashbear]

If this was Iron Chef, someone would be running around right now making Bacon Icecream.

[CoasterMatt]

I've had bacon ice cream...

I prefer garlic ice cream.

[Ghoulish Delight]

http://www.dieselsweeties.com/hstrips/0/1/6/2/01624.png

mmmm, innocent little piggies.

[JWBear]

I Googled "deep fried bacon" and this (http://www.danamania.com/burger/) came up. :eek:

[mousepod]

I Googled "deep fried bacon" and this (http://www.danamania.com/burger/) came up. :eek:

Eeewww. I hate processed american cheese.

(I'd certainly try it, otherwise)

[Capt Jack]

I Googled "deep fried bacon" and this (http://www.danamania.com/burger/) came up. :eek:

geez, I think my heart slowed down just reading that.

[blueerica]

Yeah.... ewww.... I prefer the simple goodness of a tasty strip. :evil:

[CoasterMatt]

If you wanna try something absolutely bacontastic, check out the Artisan Cheese Gallery (http://artisancheesegallery.com/) - they make a YUMMY Bacon & Cheddar sandwich.

Niman Ranch Bacon, Ballard Family Dairy Cheddar Cheese, fresh sage, and roasted fuji apples on Breadbar ciabattina.

My mouth is watering just thinking about it...

[blueerica]

I just dropped the disk I was holding ... You've sent me straight to drooling..

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Wholy Pig, that looks good. !!!

[Ghoulish Delight]

T-Shirts (http://www.dieselsweeties.com/shirts/baconisavegetable/) anyone?

http://www.dieselsweeties.com/shirts/baconveg-melange762.jpg

[Betty]

We got Bacon bandaids as part of our pirate gift exchange on xmas. They are so funny. Irregular edge and all really makes it look like bacon on your arm (or whereever.)

As for real bacon - I just want to vote for Farmland as the best brand. (But I base that on America's Test Kitchen findings.)

[Stan4dSteph]

How is it that this thread is now three pages, yet no one has quoted the Beggin' Strips commercial?

[3894]

Pfft. You people think you know bacon. This (http://www.nueskes.com/products/Bacon.cfm) is bacon. They ship - just sayin'.

[blueerica]

AWww... it's just Beggin' Strips!

[blueerica]

I also wonder how those things actually taste. Just a passing morbid curiosity...

[Alex]

Not good. And not like bacon.

[Capt Jack]

nope. not even close. :(

[RStar]

Not good. And not like bacon.

And you know this HOW?

[Alex]

Same way I know what many things most people wouldn't eat tastes like. As I've grown older I've gotten better about it but I've always found it difficult to refuse eating dares (and once upon a time impossible).

I watch Fear Factor and think "no problem."

[Capt Jack]

Ive tasted most of the things my dogs eat. however Ive elected not to share their interest in stray cat poop

[Alex]

But if the cat isn't a stray then you're ok with it?

[Gemini Cricket]

Kitty pâté!
:D

[Capt Jack]

hmm......maybe on a ritz.

besides, they only like the ones they find in the yard

[Snowflake]

Niman Ranch or Hobbs Applewood Smoked is really good.

In VA Calhouns Ham House made really wonderful smoked bacon, thick and tasty. I can't say I cared for VA country ham at all, it was pure salt and nothing delicate like prosciutto. Although VA natives loved it, to me it was just disgusting. But they could and did do great bacon.

Hmmmm, wanting a BLAT now, thick wheat bread smeared with mayo, thick slices of bacon, tomato and avocado and green leaf lettuce.....:p

[Capt Jack]

stick a thick sliced slab of onion on there and we're rockin.

yes...that would be a BLOAT :p

[blueerica]

I've seen a dog go to the kitty poop deli section, a.k.a. the litter box, for their dining pleasure. :eek:

But back to bacon. I'm actually a fan of Canadian bacon, as well. Nice, lean stuff!

[DreadPirateRoberts]

I've seen a dog go to the kitty poop deli section, a.k.a. the litter box, for their dining pleasure. :eek

That always leaves me in a dilemma, do I really want to dig *that* out of their mouth? or pretend it didn't happen?

[blueerica]

I usually opt for "pretend it didn't happen." I don't want to snatch re-moistened poo any day of the week. The dog will be fine. Maybe toss him a greenie and let him go on his way.

[Nephythys]

I bake it instead of frying it. Yum....


Me too- much better that way and a hell of a lot safer. Less flying grease popping on ya-

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Me too- much better that way and a hell of a lot safer. Less flying grease popping on ya-

Flying grease? That's what microwaves are for. :)

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Flying grease? That's what microwaves are for. :)
But then you have a greasy microwave. Unless you're buying that precooked bacon stuff. Eeewwww.

[Nephythys]

Yeah- I would rather have grease in the oven than in the microwave or on me.

Here is a first hand account of what Beggin Strips (http://www.thesneeze.com/mt-archives/000070.php) taste like. For the morbidly curious among us.

:)

[Not Afraid]

The command "Drop it" works on a few dogs. the one's it doesn't work on, I just let them eat it.

[Ghoulish Delight]

The command "Drop it" works on a few dogs. the one's it doesn't work on, I just let them eat it.
How well does "Drop it" work when they got a maw-full of boob?

[€uroMeinke]

Pfft. You people think you know bacon. This (http://www.nueskes.com/products/Bacon.cfm) is bacon. They ship - just sayin'.

Whoa - is this the inspiration for Borgal Nuskis?

[Alex]

Hmmmm, wanting a BLAT now, thick wheat bread smeared with mayo, thick slices of bacon, tomato and avocado and green leaf lettuce.....:p

Wow. Other than the mayo, not a thing in that sandwich that I think belongs in a sandwich (never eat bacon, tomato, or avocado; don't like lettuce on sandwiches).

I think I'd eat a stray cat poop sandwich first. At least that would have good storytelling afterwards.

[Capt Jack]

The Sneeze (http://www.thesneeze.com/mt-archives/000070.php) :(


oh lord, what a great appetite suppressant that site is. http://www.bigblockdart.com/Smileys/classic/kotz.gif
/shudder

Steve needs serious help and/or intervention

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Pigs outnumber Germans!
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/11/ap/strange/mainD8MJAVE00.shtml

Is a Swanking in order?

[Nephythys]

oh lord, what a great appetite suppressant that site is. http://www.bigblockdart.com/Smileys/classic/kotz.gif
/shudder

Steve needs serious help and/or intervention

Why the sad face LOL

I have laughed so hard reading that site-there are far worse things people could do and plaster online ;)

Besides- Erica wanted to know heehee

[Capt Jack]

fair enough, but the corn fungus and pickled pig skins got to me.

yeah, hes a true arteest. he must suffer wickedly for his craft.
(better him than me)

[Nephythys]

Oh lordie- the corn. I could hardly breathe I was laughing so hard at that!

[NickO'Time]

I love it when my whole neighborhood smells like bacon, and I did not even make it.;)

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

I think the Pigs are finally turning against us (and I'm not talking about Rosie)

Tragically, no wolf was available to huff, puff

"3 pigs die in house fire they triggered by knocking over TV after breakout"

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16581596/

[Gn2Dlnd]

Wow. Other than the mayo, not a thing in that sandwich that I think belongs in a sandwich (never eat bacon, tomato, or avocado; don't like lettuce on sandwiches).


And bread! Don't get him started on bread!

[Alex]

Of course bread doesn't belong in a sandwich. It belongs around the sandwich.

Hrrm...stupid prepositions. Without the bread it isn't a sandwich, but the bread isn't in or on the sandwich like other things are but it also isn't around the sandwich.

Anyway, I'm always amazed at the disgusting things people will eat. Raw tomatoes and avocado are high on that list.

[CoasterMatt]

Anyway, I'm always amazed at the disgusting things people will eat. Raw tomatoes and avocado are high on that list.

Says the dude that'll pick up Beggin' Strips ;)

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

eeew Tomatos! <<Shudders>>

Like George Carlin says "I never eat anything that doesn't look likes its finished developing yet."

[Ghoulish Delight]

Agreed on the tomatoes. Avocado, however, is heavenly.

[Alex]

That's difference is I don't eat gross things and then tell you afterward that they were good.

[Capt Jack]

eeew Tomatos! <<Shudders>>



tomato? someone doesnt eat tomato? o,0

I soo dont get that.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

I just want to say that I love that there is a 6 page (and growing) thread about bacon.

I thought about starting a thread on ham to see if it could keep up. It probably could but no sense ruining ham for everyone (Hi Leo!).

[CoasterMatt]

I'm having a Tony Roma's Bleu Cheeseburger for lunch today - yummy crumbles of bleu cheese and two nice strips of bacon :D

[blueerica]

I like tomatoes, but only thinly sliced. Same goes for my avocado. I use avocado as more of a "spread" since I really don't care for mayonnaise (use mayo pretty much only for making a tuna salad). Back to the tomatoes, I love the flavor, but pretty much can't stand chomping on a cherry tomato... because it GUSHES out. Ewww!


My perfect bacon sandwich would be bacon, sharp cheddar (though a good number of cheeses would be amazing), thin-thin-thinly sliced tomato with a few thinly sliced avocado pieces. Is it wrong that I'm quivering a bit at the thought?

[katiesue]

eeew Tomatos! <<Shudders>>


I used to order BLT's without the tomato. It would really confuse them so I just pick it off now.

[RStar]

Is it possible that many of you that do not like tomatos have never tried a home grown? The difference is like saying I don't eat apples because I hate oranges.

Well, almost anyway. The differnce is huge. And I found a new tomato I grew last season called Orange Pixie that is out of this world!

I love the Home Grown Tomatos with home grown fresh Sweet Basil! Yummmm!!!! :snap:

[Alex]

Is it possible that many of you that do not like tomatos have never tried a home grown? The difference is like saying I don't eat apples because I hate oranges.

No, all tomatoes are gross and I've had them. Tomatoes, zucchini, squash, cucumbers, strawberries, and corn were all vegetables grown in the yard growing up and never store bought when in season.

Yes, home grown tomatoes are different than store bought, but no less gross.

[Nephythys]

I would happily sit and munch my way through avacados whole-LURVE them!

[CoasterMatt]

Avocados have great aerodynamic properties, but that's about all I can use them for...

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Another avocado lover. Plain with just a bit of salt. Yummy goodness. MUST be Haas avocados however. Those things in Florida that they try to pawn off as avocados are atrocious.

[Kevy Baby]

Fresh (Haas) avocados good. Cooked/heated avocados bad.

Raw bacon bad. Cooked bacon good!

[Nephythys]

I hate what they do to poor avacados when they make them into guacamole- they lemon them to death. I have a friend who puts hardboiled eggs in it-

gak!

[Motorboat Cruiser]

I hate what they do to poor avacados when they make them into guacamole- they lemon them to death. I have a friend who puts hardboiled eggs in it-

gak!

A little citrus is necessary unless the idea of brown guacamole is appealing. I prefer lime to lemon and not too much. Although, I've heard somewhere that if you place the avocado pit in with the guac, it will also prevent it from turning brown.

hardboiled egg? I think I just threw up in my mouth a little.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

My perfect bacon sandwich would be bacon, sharp cheddar (though a good number of cheeses would be amazing), thin-thin-thinly sliced tomato with a few thinly sliced avocado pieces.

The other day, I bought a package of Boar's Head smoked gruyere cheese for some french onion soup I was making. After going to two stores, it was the only gruyere I could find. I suspected that the smoked flavor might not work quite right in french onion soup and I was correct. Bad idea.

And yet, I bet it would have been absolutely perfect for your bacon sandwich. The thought is making my mouth water, although I'm not quite at the quivering stage. :)

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

I had 3 strips of bacon at lunch today. Mmmmmmmmm

[Kevy Baby]

A little citrus is necessary unless the idea of brown guacamole is appealing. I prefer lime to lemon and not too much. Although, I've heard somewhere that if you place the avocado pit in with the guac, it will also prevent it from turning brown.It helps, but does not "cure" the problem. Somewhere between lemon joice and nothing at all.

A friend turned me on to adding REAL (not imitation) crab meat to the guac. Nice alternative!

[Ghoulish Delight]

It helps, but does not "cure" the problem. Somewhere between lemon joice and nothing at all.
All it does is delay the browning of any guac directly underneath the pit because it's not as exposed to air. You can achieve a much better effect with plastic wrap.

[Betty]

you can keep your guac from turning if you press some plastic wrap directly against the surface so that there is no air between it and any of the guac.

delish that guac, I tell ya what.

extra cilantro please.

hmm. Might there be any swank in bacon guacamole? Might be worth testing out I suppose. Some crumbled up bacon mixed right in. Hmm. Hmm.

[Kevy Baby]

All it does is delay the browning of any guac directly underneath the pit because it's not as exposed to air. You can achieve a much better effect with plastic wrap.We've tried it with Guac out for the eating. There was a noticeable difference in browning, albeit not dramatic.

Maybe I should contact Mythbusters on this?

[Ghoulish Delight]

Maybe I should contact Mythbusters on this?

You could, but they'd be repeating efforts (http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mavocadopit.html).

[Gn2Dlnd]

hmm. Might there be any swank in bacon guacamole? Might be worth testing out I suppose. Some crumbled up bacon mixed right in. Hmm. Hmm.

I have done it and it is good.

I also like bacon crumbled into egg salad (eggs, mayo, yellow mustard, ONLY!), or sprinkled on devilled eggs.

[Nephythys]

Yesh- I know the purpose to the lemon- but sometimes it is so strong that all you get is citrus and the lovely texture and taste of the avacado is lost- and can't be redeemed.

Um, beyond that I eat it so fast there is not going to be any left to turn brown. :)

[Scrooge McSam]

I remember bacon.

*sigh*

[JWBear]

I can't have avacado; I'm allergic to them.

I had bacon with breakfast today. We stopped at the Ruby's in SJC on the way down here. I contemplated having the Bacon Chedder Burger, but didn't.

[BarTopDancer]

I love tomatos. I'll eat them whole, sliced, diced, any way but cooked. Cooked tomatos are nasty.

Avacado is amazing and now I want some Chipotle guac.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Cooking is the only way to neutralize the evil found in all tomatoes.

[Nephythys]

I can't have avacado; I'm allergic to them.



Oh- I am so sorry. You have my deepest sympathies (more for us though):D

[Kevy Baby]

Yesh- I know the purpose to the lemon- but sometimes it is so strong that all you get is citrus and the lovely texture and taste of the avacado is lost- and can't be redeemed.Um, then there's too much lemon juice. I use a very small amount when making guac and I never taste it.

[Nephythys]

Um, then there's too much lemon juice. I use a very small amount when making guac and I never taste it.


Since I don't use lemon it's not a personal recipe problem- mainly I find it with restaurants.

[SacTown Chronic]

Avocado in any form is the devil.

Raw tomato, on the other hand, is the balls.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Avocado in any form is the devil.

Raw tomato, on the other hand, is the balls.

OMG, that's it! Tomatoes are the devil's balls! It explains so much!!!!




And I need to revise my previous statement. Heavy doses of olive oil and garlic are nearly as effective as cooking in neutralizing the evil.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Avocado in any form is the devil.



Well, I'm havin' me some devil for dinner then. This thread got me so damn hungry that I went to the store looking for dinner ideas. They had avocados on sale for a buck each and I decided to make some homemade Chicken Tortilla Soup with sliced avocado.

Mmmm, spicy soup on a cold night. Gotta love it. :)

[LSPoorEeyorick]

I don't understand you people and your tomato bias. A tomato choked me this summer and I still daily engage in tango-di-tomato.

[innerSpaceman]

Born and raised on the east coast left me with no taste for guacamole. I hate the stuff.

Of course, born and raised a jew did nothing to squelch my love of Bacon.


MMMMMMMMMM, Baaaaacon.

[mousepod]

I'm no fan of the tomato, either. While my lovely wife enjoys all sorts of tomatoes, and is particularly a fan of organic heirlooms, I just can't get past the texture.

Don't get me wrong - I love ketchup, tomato sauce, and all manner of tomato products, but raw tomatoes will ruin a good dish for me. Tonight, we went to a Peruvian restaurant, and my steak was smothered in cooked onions and tomatoes. I dealt with it... but it was they were unnecessary at best.

Though years of California living have made me love some avocado and bacon on my burger...

[innerSpaceman]

I'm trying to get used to raw tomotoes, seeing as I love them in most of their other pizzery, ketchupy, saucefully incarnations. But yeah, the texture creeps me out. Still ... I'm having a wee bit of success in handling them on some sandwiches. The battle is, however, far from won.

[Babette]

mmmmm...bacon. Can make a vegetarian turn carnivore.

[Nephythys]

I also love popping cherry tomatoes!! uber-yummy!!

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Born and raised on the east coast left me with no taste for guacamole. I hate the stuff.


I was lucky in that we had briefly lived in California after I was born and my parents loved mexican food. However, when we moved to Long Island, much to our dismay, there was none to be had. The only avocados were those nasty Florida monstrosities. Occasionally, Dad would travel to LA on business and bring back a suitcase of of avocados, tortillas, jalepenos, etc. It was always a really special treat. All of my friends though we ate very strange food though.

As far as tomatoes, my dad has always been a fanatical gardener. I grew up pretty much always having fresh tomatoes that were unlike anything available in the store. In the summer, he would slice them and some onions and put balsamic vinegar over them, along with a little salt and pepper. I hated the onions, loved the tomatoes. To this day, I'll eat them no matter how they are prepared. Well, except stewed, I suppose. Then again, I don't think I've ever had a stewed tomato. It just sounds wrong.

[Babette]

I also love popping cherry tomatoes!! uber-yummy!!Oh yea. Yummy! I eat those like I eat peas. Bite a little hole in the skin and suck the insides out. With the tomatoes, it avoids the squirting in someone's eye disaster, eat the seeds and juice, then pop the delicious fleshy skins. With peas, discard the yucky plastic-like skins. Ick!

[Strangler Lewis]

I love tomatoes, raw and cooked. I have snacked on cans of tomato paste and squeezed tubes of it onto my finger for a snack. I prefer good raw tomatoes to pallid bad ones. The only time I like a bad tomato is at a pizzeria where they give you a side salad with ice berg lettuce, a bad tomato, a slice of salami, some pepperoncini, a little oil and vinegar and a lot of salt. Somehow that works.

Some raw tomatoes have too much wet seed bits that are properly cut away. Dry farm tomatoes minimize this and have more intense tomatoey flavor.

If I were to live by the Cooking for Your Blood Type recommendations, I would swear off tomatoes, as well as most of the foods I enjoy.

I use lime in guacamole, not lemon.

[€uroMeinke]

Love fresh heirloom tomatoes - especially when making bruschetta, or served with fresh mozzarella.

Avocado is also lovely (I like it paired with bacon on a burger) and I use lime in my guac.

[CoasterMatt]

I put the lime in the coconut...

[Babette]

I put the lime in the coconut...
Damn you!! Now I am singing that!

[Cadaverous Pallor]

We have a lotion that's got lime and coconut in it. I sing it uncontrollably if I use it.

"I said doc-tah....."

[Kevy Baby]

We have a lotion that's got lime and coconut in it. I sing it uncontrollably if I use it.

"I said doc-tah....."Do you have to shake it all up before using it?

[Alex]

The high overlord of satanic food products is the raisin. The raisin's chieftan underlords are tomatoes, avocado, and natto (chief underlord of Asia).

Together they rule in Satan's name with a monolithic disgustingness whose only chink is the fact that tomato's evil can be cleansed with the purifying power of the flame. This is a metaphysical counterbalance to the fact that the raisin only acquires its full potential evil from the flame as it is perverted from its innocent purity of youthful grapeness by the sun.

Together they seek to overwhelm the world through very ubiquity by appearing all over the place without announcement. It is amazing how many sandwich places will list every ingredient in a sandwich but the tomato. How many bread puddings and cinnamon rolls have been corrupted by the unannounced presence of raisins. How avocado has mind-melded with America's culinary institutions to deceive chef's into the notion that avocado goes well with everything.

Natto, fortunately, is so far an underperformer in the Western region. But foreign unknown gods are no less terrifying.

These are dark and troubling times, my friends, and we must be resolute and perpetually wary in our defense against the evil's encroachment. The prophet John De Bello warned us so many years ago and so few have chosen to listen. They'll come to regret their complacence.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

VAM (visible Alex mojo)

[Kevy Baby]

VAM indeed!!!

[Snowflake]

Wow. Other than the mayo, not a thing in that sandwich that I think belongs in a sandwich (never eat bacon, tomato, or avocado; don't like lettuce on sandwiches).

I think I'd eat a stray cat poop sandwich first. At least that would have good storytelling afterwards.


ew, just ew

[Babette]

Oh, man. Best sandwich ever - BLATO. Bacon, Lettuce, Avocado, Tomato, red Onion. Make it an MBLATO with Mustard.

Never, ever mayo, or the grossest thing ever, Miracle Whip! Barf!!

Yummy MBLATO!!

[Kevy Baby]

For some odd reason, I like Miracle Whip. More so than Mayo.

[Alex]

My first wife was from a Miracle Whip family and eventually I grew to like it in certain uses.

But I don't think I've had it since I got divorced (not because of any emotional attachment, they were just the only people I've ever known to eat the stuff).

[BarTopDancer]

Cherry and grape tomatos make great mindless snack foods. Whenever I am at Costco I pick up a container of grape tomatos to munch on.

[Kevy Baby]

Do you finish them before checkout or do you just leave a half-eaten container somewhere in the store?

[Prudence]

BT made some waitress's day at that restaurant at the Paradise Pier hotel by ordering and enjoying some natto.

All this talk and I still have not had any bacon. I need a great big bacon cheeseburger.

[Alex]

Lani loves natto. She, however, recognizes that to most Americans "combining slimy with sticky mucus" is not an acceptable food texture. Taste wise I find it ok, but I can't get over the feel.

[Strangler Lewis]

I remember that natto was once the secret ingredient on Iron Chef. Even the chefs looked appalled.

[Capt Jack]

Bite a little hole in the skin and suck the insides out. eat the seeds and juice, then pop the delicious fleshy skins.


omg, my mouth started watering just reading that. :blush:

[RStar]

....through very ubiquity by appearing all over the place .....While I found your post very interesting Alex, this redundancy really bothers me.



:D

[RStar]

Heavy doses of olive oil and garlic are nearly as effective as cooking in neutralizing the evil.
And don't forget the fine aged Basalmic Vinagar! :snap:

[RStar]

And I just had to look:

Natto is a traditional Japanese food made from fermented soybeans, popular especially at breakfast. A rich source of protein, nattō and the soybean paste miso formed a vital source of nutrition....

http://wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natto)

There is an absolutely discusting picture there that looks like a bowl full of snot and beans stringing off chopsticks!:eek:

[lashbear]

Pfft. You people think you know bacon. This (http://www.nueskes.com/products/Bacon.cfm) is bacon. They ship - just sayin'.

ONG - I'd order that Canadian Bacon in a flash !! Yummy !!

[JWBear]

We ate at Brian's American Eatery this morning. I had bacon. :)

[Not Afraid]

OK. This timing by NPR is just WAY too wonderful.

NPR on Bacon (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6842543) (hint: the phrase "Piggy Essence" is used).

And, what to get every member of LoT for their Birthday (http://gratefulpalate.com/?p=Category_11) c/o Captain Bacon.

[€uroMeinke]

February 18th begins the year of the Pig, perhaps we should have a celebration of our own?

[RStar]

And, what to get every member of LoT for their Birthday (http://gratefulpalate.com/?p=Category_11) c/o Captain Bacon.Oh, I want the "I got porked by the Gratefull Palate" Tee shirt!!

[Kevy Baby]

Okay, the item on the right side, in the middle of this picture...

http://gratefulpalate.com/images/BOM-page_01.gif

Looks suspiciously like one of these items:

(Not safe for work)

http://www.adamevetoys.com/images/products/8/8811_1022386-xl.jpg

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Ah, animatronics have come so far....

[CoasterMatt]

Wrap your kielbasa in that bacon...

[lashbear]

A little citrus is necessary unless the idea of brown guacamole is appealing. I prefer lime to lemon .

You'd LOVE my Avocado Icecream.

It's made with 1 pint of Fresh softened vanilla icecream (over here we use Streets Blue Ribbon - it's the creamiest !)
You then blend it with 1 avocado, and the juice of 2 limes, and 1/4 cup of sugar.

Let re-freeze and serve. It's Heaven on a stick (or in a cone).

[lashbear]

Oh yea. I eat peas. Bite a little hole in the skin and suck the insides out, discard the yucky plastic-like skins. Ick!

OK. You suck the insides out of peas and leave the skins ? :eek:

I think that's a fabulous party trick. I'm bringing peas with me now. :D

[lashbear]

Natto, fortunately, is so far an underperformer in the Western region. .

You'd LOVE my Natto Icecream.
It's made with 1 pint of Fresh softened........







Ok. I just grossed myself out there.

[Morrigoon]

Okay, any thread that provides a link to Steve, Don't Eat It! prior to discussing Natto ice cream is a tool of the devil.

I think I'll go back to watching plant slapping on TV. Oh wait, now they're torturing yogurt. (Mythbusters, I'm not joking)

[lashbear]

I saw that episode ! Hehe

[RStar]

I think I'm going to be sick now. Thanks........

[Nephythys]

I blame Erica- if she had not aaked about eating Beggin Strips- thereby stirring that nacent memory I had of Steve, Don't Eat it!- this never would have happened.

;)

[CoasterMatt]

How about Beggin Strips dipped in Natto?

[Alex]

They couldn't be any worse together than they are separately.

[innerSpaceman]

OK. You suck the insides out of peas and leave the skins ? :eek:

I think that's a fabulous party trick. I'm bringing peas with me now. :D

Trust me ... you will be amazed. :cheers:

[CoasterMatt]

Trust me ... you will be amazed. :cheers:

Possibly, aroused.

[Kevy Baby]

NM is one very lucky man. I hope he appreciates it!

[RStar]

NM is one very lucky man. I hope he appreciates it!

Why, is he a pea??

[innerSpaceman]

Hmmm, The Princess and the Pea. Seems I've heard that somewhere before.











Awareness of Babette's previous screen name is required for getting the reference





Awareness of NirvanaMan's ... um, attributes ... is optional

[Prudence]

Has anyone pointed to the I Heart Bacon (http://iheartbacon.com/) blog yet?

[Kevy Baby]

Has anyone pointed to the I Heart Bacon (http://iheartbacon.com/) blog yet?OMG... PIG MILK (http://www.jalanjalan.com/letters/pages%20and%20menus/industry.html#pork)

[blueerica]

Pig milk? Ewww... What has this thread turned into!?!? Back to bacon porn, please!

[Alex]

Assuming that you are ewwwing out of theory not actual experience, why is pig milk worse in concept than cow milk?

Considering that pigs match humans biologically in many ways I wouldn't be suprised to learn that it tastes a lot like human milk, which I haven't had in about 29 years but I am told I once enjoyed quite a bit.

[Kevy Baby]

When you do a Google Image search for "Bacon Porn," this is the first thing that comes up:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c298/epijolene/bacon.jpg

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

That's pretty hot....<<right clicks>>>

[Nephythys]

For lunch yesterday I had a BLAST!

Bacon
Lettuce
Avacado
Swiss
Tomato

YUM!

[Snowflake]

When you do a Google Image search for "Bacon Porn," this is the first thing that comes up:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c298/epijolene/bacon.jpg

I think I just had an orgasm

[Stan4dSteph]

It would be much better if the bread were toasted.

I like these:

http://www.hillshirefarm.com/img/products/prod_ls.jpg (http://www.hillshirefarm.com/products/default.aspx?c=5)

[Ghoulish Delight]

Sigh, if only these (http://www.junkfoodblog.com/2006/07/jimmy-dean-chocolate-chip-pancakes.html) had bacon instead of sausage.

mmmm, bacon on a stick.

[blueerica]

Assuming that you are ewwwing out of theory not actual experience, why is pig milk worse in concept than cow milk?

Considering that pigs match humans biologically in many ways I wouldn't be suprised to learn that it tastes a lot like human milk, which I haven't had in about 29 years but I am told I once enjoyed quite a bit.

I've had all kinds of milk, and wouldn't object to trying pigs milk. I just used Ewww as a conversation starter... of sorts.

[Gn2Dlnd]

If you wanna try something absolutely bacontastic, check out the Artisan Cheese Gallery (http://artisancheesegallery.com/) - they make a YUMMY Bacon & Cheddar sandwich.



My mouth is watering just thinking about it...

And on Tuesday, they received their first shipment of ThinKrisps! If you go in, say hi to the owner. Her name is Melody. Mention me. I want her to keep ordering!

In other ThinneKrisppe news, Miss Bobbie in Olde Towne Tustin(ne) got a fresh shipment this week as well! Yay!

[Capt Jack]

When you do a Google Image search for "Bacon Porn," this is the first thing that comes up:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c298/epijolene/bacon.jpg



man that is soooo bada$$!
all it needs is a nice bloody mary on the side

[lashbear]

And on Tuesday, they received their first shipment of ThinKrisps!

Soooo.... (oops wrong thread) why don't ThinKrisps have their own website ?!?!? How can I see them or drool over them iffen they don't have their own website ?!?!?!?

...especially the Bacon Flavoured Ones........

[Gn2Dlnd]

Because when I put them in the mail -er, post, they become tiny croutons.

Delicious tiny croutons.

Anyone want to invest the $20,000 it will take to make the packaging shippable? (I actually had a meeting with someone yesterday, it may be sooner than later that you find these online and in some of the larger stores)

[lashbear]

Well, you could at least give me a photo to drool over..... :p

Oh, and one of the ThinKrisps too, please.

[€uroMeinke]

Anyone want to invest the $20,000 it will take to make the packaging shippable?

That's a lot of bubblewrap

[Babette]

sorry for the big reply, I have been internetless all weekAnyone want to invest the $20,000 it will take to make the packaging shippable?Have you tried the perforated paper machine they use at Westward Ho to wrap ornaments? That thing is so cool.

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c298/epijolene/bacon.jpgDrool.

Sigh, if only these (http://www.junkfoodblog.com/2006/07/jimmy-dean-chocolate-chip-pancakes.html) had bacon instead of sausage.

mmmm, bacon on a stick.Did you know this was the first food to make Jon Stewert's breakfast hall of fame (I can't remember the clever title they give it.)

OK. You suck the insides out of peas and leave the skins ? Doesn't everyone?
Trust me ... you will be amazed. :cheers:Thanks for donating your lil' green veggies for my demo!

You'd LOVE my Avocado Icecream.How about avocado frosting. I have not made it yet, but Alton Brown (http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_32238,00.html?rsrc=search) swears it's Good Eats

[Ghoulish Delight]

Did you know this was the first food to make Jon Stewert's breakfast hall of fame (I can't remember the clever title they give it.)

Teehee, 'twas the Daily Show that had them on my mind.

[RStar]

Alton Brown swears it's Good EatsI love Good Eats! Alton Brown is great. That's the most imaginative cooking show on TV!

[Betty]

I love avocados... and I like frosting...

But avocado frosting makes me hesitate. I wonder if the recipe tastes like a lemon buttercream with all the lemon flavor. I guess without the lemon juice it would turn that gross brownish-greenish-black color that avocados turn?

[katiesue]

Bacon scented candles. It's a sure fire winner.

I just made some bacon for dinner and my whole house smells yum. Of course because of this thread you're all chipping in for my stay at the little known Betty Ford Clinic for Bacon addiction.

[Gn2Dlnd]

Of course because of this thread you're all chipping in for my stay at the little known Betty Ford Clinic for Bacon addiction.

In the Farmer John wing?

[Snowflake]

Fresh cornbread and Niman Ranch Bacon for breakfast this morning, delicioso :)

[Gn2Dlnd]

Corn muffins and "Nebraska" inspired corn chowder with bacon for dinner last night, also delicioso.

Of course, the dinner company was pretty swank as well. :)

[blueerica]

You guys are making me hungry

[Capt Jack]

this morning, due mostly to this thread, a rarity....actual breakfast for me

applewood bacon and smoked cheddar scramble with peppers and onions, home made buttermilk biscuits, fresh fruit, country skillet potatoes and an excellent quad latte'

:snap: to Mystic Mocha

[Prudence]

I had some bacon and eggs this morning to fortify me for my first full team practice. We still have some left - and now we have scallops. So we can have bacon wrapped scallops!

[JWBear]

We went out for breakfast with some friends (the Park Pantry in LB). I had french toast and bacon.

[Not Afraid]

ummmm. Park Pantry.

We had omlettes this morning but no bacon.

[JWBear]

ummmm. Park Pantry.

We had omlettes this morning but no bacon.

We love the Park Pantry, and now we'll be a lot closer! :snap:

[Not Afraid]

It's really too bad The Porch Cafe closed it's lovely eggie goodness doors.

[Kevy Baby]

Had lunch with family at the Cedar Creek Inn in Palm Desert. Had their BLT with a 1/2 pound of bacon. Mmm Hmm Goodness!

[blueerica]

I had a pizza at CPK with Applewood Smoked Bacon. I hope this thread will continue to inspire bacon-y additions to meals everywhere!

[RStar]

Had their BLT with a 1/2 pound of bacon.
:eek: Wowa! Was it really a half pound? Yikes!

[Kevy Baby]

:eek: Wowa! Was it really a half pound? Yikes!Yes, but I am pretty sure that it was a 1/2 pound pre-cooked weight. It wasn't an abscene amount of bacon, just a greater amount of bacon than one is used to getting.

[RStar]

Oh, that makes since. Half pound (8 oz.) raw is probably only 3 oz. cooked!

By they way, does Turkey bacon and imitation bacon bits count? I had both of those today. :D

[Kevy Baby]

By they way, does Turkey bacon and imitation bacon bits count? I had both of those today. :DBy my book, no. Unless a pig died for my gastronomic indulgence, it ain't bacon.

[Not Afraid]

Does Wild Boar Ravioli count in there somewhere?

[JWBear]

We're having pork chops for dinner tonight!

[lashbear]

We're having pork chops for dinner tonight!

With Appleshaush? (to quote Bobby Brady)

[Motorboat Cruiser]

With Appleshaush? (to quote Bobby Brady)

Peter Brady, actually. ;)

And no, I'm not particularly proud of knowing that there is a part of my brain that stores this type of information.

[RStar]

By my book, no. Unless a pig died for my gastronomic indulgence, it ain't bacon.

But, unlike boar or pork chops, at least it is flavored like bacon.

I'm trying to watch my fat and cholesterol, so pork is more of a treat taken omly occasionally. But nothing compares to the real bacon, that's for sure!!

[Kevy Baby]

Does Wild Boar Ravioli count in there somewhere?Oh, that was so damned good!

[JWBear]

With Appleshaush? (to quote Bobby Brady)

No. Cooked in orange juice. Really good.

[lashbear]

Peter Brady, actually. ;)

Oh, the shame of it all. :blush:

Oops.

[thecorndogwalker]

corndogs wrapped in bacon... yummm!

[RStar]

I have only had one corndog at DL, from the red cart, and it was so full of grease that it sat on my stomach like a brick. Is that normal, or did I get a bad corndog? Are they better from the Corndog castle at DCA?

[Not Afraid]

Corn Dog Castle has hot and spicy corn dogs. I'm not sure those would end up being less of a brick in your stomach, though.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Corn Dog Castle has hot and spicy corn dogs. I'm not sure those would end up being less of a brick in your stomach, though.
And deep fried cheese on a stick, which I keep meaning to try but get distracted by the spicy dogs.

[Capt Jack]

corndogs wrapped in bacon... yummm!

sounds awesome doesnt it? it just might stop a beating heart cold in its tracks, but Im hard pressed to think of a better way to go...well, yeah, except that one obvious choice of course. :D

[thecorndogwalker]

battered bacon on a stick? (heart attack central, but there will be people who eat it....

[mousepod]

When we were in Japan, one of Heather's favorite dishes at our favorite yakitori stand was fresh tomatoes wrapped in bacon and grilled on a stick. I'm pretty sure that NA and € could also attest to their deliciousness.