That’s too much bacon.
Said no one. Ever.
Bacon is always a shining star — whether as a breakfast side dish, the main attraction or as the savory sprinkling on decadent desserts. It’s delicious when it’s baked, pan-friend, microwaved or grilled. While there are plenty of opportunities to pay homage to this meat eater’s dream food, National Bacon Lover’s Day, celebrated annually on August 20th, is certainly a good excuse to use bacon on, well, everything.
In honor of this foodie-rific holiday, here are some Bacon Fun Facts, courtesy foodimentary.com:
- Bacon is one of the oldest processed meats in history. The Chinese began salting pork bellies as early as 1500 B.C.
- More than half of all homes (53%) keep bacon on hand at all times
- Pregnant women should eat bacon. Choline, which is found in bacon, helps fetal brain development
- Each year in the US more than 1.7 billion lbs. of bacon are consumed
- Bacon is said to cure hangovers
To help craft an all-bacon menu for National Bacon Lover’s Day, here are some fantastic recipes to try, courtesy the grill masters at weber.com:
Bacon-Wrapped Stuffed Chicken Breasts
Bacon Cheeseburgers with Blue Cheese Coleslaw
Oysters with Bacon-Bourbon-Ginger Butter
Bacon Blue Cheese Dogs with Sam Adams BBQ Sauce
Bacon. Those who eat it, love it. And those who love it, worship it.
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