So what's with bacon? Seriously. I mean bacon is good and all, but I'm not about to slather large strips of it over my naked body or wrap my ice cream in it.
I became aware of this bacon obsession late last year. I told my students to find a blog and analyze it. Two students (partner project) found a blog all about bacon and the author's love for bacon. The blog boasted about many things, but mainly all the different ways you could eat bacon. I think the author ate bacon everyday.
It was funny at the time.
I later found if you search images for bacon some disturbing imagery shows up. Including the meaty bikini I allude to in my intro here. Puzzling sure, but there are definitely stranger things on line.
But slowly, more and more, bacon is making its way into the mainstream. It is becoming its own cult classic thing– or I am now becoming aware of it as such. It is showing up on t-shirts and in sayings way more curious than simply "The Baconator."
Thinkgeek.com even has a whole new line of bacon flavored product and a stuffed bacon strip. Now, as good as bacon may be I some how doubt the ability of imitation bacon (save perhaps bacon bits, which aren't those supposed to be real anyway?). In fact, I imagine it tasting like a melted foam peanut. (The Bacon mints sound gagarific!)
These bacon crazed masses just need to face the facts. Bacon, for all its wonder, is best served as a side. Real. Pan fried. A compliment to my eggs or waffles. A topper for my sandwich or burger. Bacon is strong and greasy and disappears faster than french fries and it has its place on my plate...on the outer edge.
I'm just curious where this sudden LOVE for bacon has sprung from, or if it wasn't sudden then why did I miss the bacon train? And how can you stand even the thought of eating nothing but bacon, bacon, bacon? (Unless your that dog that loves bacon bits, the kind for dogs.)
I became aware of this bacon obsession late last year. I told my students to find a blog and analyze it. Two students (partner project) found a blog all about bacon and the author's love for bacon. The blog boasted about many things, but mainly all the different ways you could eat bacon. I think the author ate bacon everyday.
It was funny at the time.
I later found if you search images for bacon some disturbing imagery shows up. Including the meaty bikini I allude to in my intro here. Puzzling sure, but there are definitely stranger things on line.
But slowly, more and more, bacon is making its way into the mainstream. It is becoming its own cult classic thing– or I am now becoming aware of it as such. It is showing up on t-shirts and in sayings way more curious than simply "The Baconator."
Thinkgeek.com even has a whole new line of bacon flavored product and a stuffed bacon strip. Now, as good as bacon may be I some how doubt the ability of imitation bacon (save perhaps bacon bits, which aren't those supposed to be real anyway?). In fact, I imagine it tasting like a melted foam peanut. (The Bacon mints sound gagarific!)
These bacon crazed masses just need to face the facts. Bacon, for all its wonder, is best served as a side. Real. Pan fried. A compliment to my eggs or waffles. A topper for my sandwich or burger. Bacon is strong and greasy and disappears faster than french fries and it has its place on my plate...on the outer edge.
I'm just curious where this sudden LOVE for bacon has sprung from, or if it wasn't sudden then why did I miss the bacon train? And how can you stand even the thought of eating nothing but bacon, bacon, bacon? (Unless your that dog that loves bacon bits, the kind for dogs.)
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