580320 Mon Dec 15 14:07:01 -0800 2008 188 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 4248821 I can't think of anything. I guess this makes bacon the perfect food. Any dissenters? Provide examples of what bacon doesn't go with - IF YOU DARE! Mon Dec 15 14:07:01 -0800 2008 98500 Bat Guano 1 4248825 Anything Kosher Mon Dec 15 14:19:08 -0800 2008 4248821 192786 Potrezebie 2 4248848 As a matter of taste alone, that's certainly not true. And, as I neglected to mention, taste is the only criterion I'm interested in. Mon Dec 15 14:39:25 -0800 2008 4248825 98500 Bat Guano 2 4249557 Well that is very true! I ate a chocolate bar a friend gave me recently. Dark, rich and filled with bacon. It was, truly, magnificent. Mon Dec 15 19:14:57 -0800 2008 4248825 239340 latindancer 3 4272018 Vosage makes one like that. Omgod. To die for. Wed Dec 24 16:05:07 -0800 2008 4249557 24468 chicgail 4 4478197 that would be the Vosges Mo's Bacon Bar Thu Mar 05 19:38:17 -0800 2009 4272018 103920 goodhealthgourmet 3 4935267 I wish I had purchased that bar I saw at Jungle Jim's in Cinncinati a few weekends ago. Mon Aug 10 20:36:37 -0700 2009 4249557 290845 KristieB 2 4277139 Just wondering, Potrezebie - are you related to Melvin Kowfnoski by any chance? Sat Dec 27 23:43:41 -0800 2008 4248825 48210 KevinB 1 4248833 Earlier this year someone on Chowhound mentioned bacon-wrapped cherries so I made a couple. Ghastly. Mon Dec 15 14:35:28 -0800 2008 4248821 11231 Glencora 2 4248872 Hmm. I'll have to give it a shot.... what kind of cherries? Mon Dec 15 14:50:01 -0800 2008 4248833 98500 Bat Guano 3 4250783 Bing. It tasted a bit like cough syrup. Don't waste good bacon on it! Tue Dec 16 09:24:28 -0800 2008 4248872 11231 Glencora 1 4249987 I like the taste of bacon, but IMHO it's the strong umami factor that makes it so popular; pork in general has a lot. We are also attracted to smoky foods, in spite of the carcinogenic properties. Lots of other foods have good umami content, and for me are almost always more appropriate. Mushrooms, tomatoes, etc., etc. Again, for me, many dishes are better without bacon or any pork product; i.e., for clam or fish chowder bacon or salt pork make an already dense dish cloying and heavy(er). Tue Dec 16 00:56:57 -0800 2008 4248821 95291 Richard 16 2 4250449 If there is I have not found it Tue Dec 16 07:26:58 -0800 2008 4249987 32853 mmalmad 2 4250511 Yeah, mushrooms and tomatoes are great, too, but they don't have the universal appeal of bacon - the combination of umami and fat, porkiness, and smokiness is just hard to beat. For pure umami I've lately been using fish sauce in all kinds of things; but it's still no replacement for bacon. I don't agree that bacon makes fish and clam chowder too heavy - sometimes I like them without, but more often with. Mmmm, onions frying in bacon grease - is there any better smell in the world? Tue Dec 16 07:51:17 -0800 2008 4249987 98500 Bat Guano 3 4250742 There is no *universal* appeal for bacon. Certainly popular, but hardly universal. As for "replacing" bacon, who said anything about that? If I want bacon, I eat it. It is, as always, a question of personal taste. I love natto; it disgusts others. And, of course, feel free to not agree with me about bacon in the chowders. I find it cloying and distracting, but I guess I'm just a simple guy. For me, onions fried in bacon can smell great but most of the time I prefer them in butter, sometimes in EVOO, and sometimes a combo. For pure onion flavor nothing for me beats a dry salt saute. Tue Dec 16 09:07:28 -0800 2008 4250511 95291 Richard 16 2 4443524 i don't think of tomatoes as "umami".... Mon Feb 23 08:08:40 -0800 2009 4249987 105717 alkapal 3 4447173 Hi alkapal! A bit on tomatoes and umami: http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2006/May/05050601.asp Perhaps you've been coring supermarket tomatoes ;-)... Tue Feb 24 07:56:20 -0800 2009 4443524 95291 Richard 16 4 4447216 richard, thanks for that -- it is a very interesting article. i grew up in sw florida with real tomatoes. we never cut out the seeds. i know now in some trendy places, the seeds alone are served and thus highlighted. i think they're cute, and like the little burst of tart-sweet flavor in each one. ;-). and come to think of it, tomato paste adds umami to all sorts of dishes -- even with just a tablespoon. supermarket tomatoes ALWAYS make me sad -- even the touted camparis (which i will buy if i get a craving, or want to make my little garlicky tomatoes, which are loaded with umami: http://www.chow.com/recipes/13591 ). nothing in the supermarket even comes close to what i know and love. i guess i just gotta wait till summer, like they did in the old days! Tue Feb 24 08:08:02 -0800 2009 4447173 105717 alkapal 1 4250496 I don't like bacon with citrus (perhaps a personal thing). I found it ok with other sour tasting components (like vinegar, or pickles), but I don't like it with orange, lemon or most citrus. Pork belly or other pork, however, goes very well with citrus. Perhaps it is the combination of smoky and citrus taste that I don't like. Tue Dec 16 07:46:58 -0800 2008 4248821 54254 kobetobiko 2 4251256 gotta admit I don't recall ever trying bacon with citrus. Tue Dec 16 11:48:18 -0800 2008 4250496 98500 Bat Guano 3 4255074 I bet you have had spinach salad with mandarin oranges and bacon with hot bacon dressing. Wed Dec 17 16:51:50 -0800 2008 4251256 137755 Sal Vanilla 4 4255429 a *beautiful* combination!! Wed Dec 17 19:15:15 -0800 2008 4255074 64215 cimui 3 4300854 no bacon for breakfast with your oj? Tue Jan 06 10:35:06 -0800 2009 4251256 10285 Candy 4 4303801 Well, I usually finish my OJ before I get to the bacon, so they're not really consumed together. But now that you mention it, I probably must have had them sort of together at least once; maybe not so bad. Score another one for bacon! Wed Jan 07 08:43:38 -0800 2009 4300854 98500 Bat Guano 5 4443526 you finish the oj before the bacon? heresy! bacon. gets. crunched. first. thing. ;-). Mon Feb 23 08:09:55 -0800 2009 4303801 105717 alkapal 6 4444696 Well, I start with the OJ while the bacon's cooking... just works out that way. Sorry. Mon Feb 23 12:50:23 -0800 2009 4443526 98500 Bat Guano 7 4445570 ok, just checking! ;-). da na na na na na na naaah...BACON COP! Mon Feb 23 17:05:27 -0800 2009 4444696 105717 alkapal 1 4250521 I had some bacon ice cream at Moto in Chicago once. Great meal overall, but I was not a fan of the bacon ice cream. The flavour was ok, but the cold bacon was a bit fatty, and the frozen bacon fat was a bit much by way of texture. I prefer warm bacon fat I think. There is something about biting into cold fat. It's the same reason I don't eat hunks of butter. (although goodness knows I eat the equivalent of hunks of butter all the time!) Tue Dec 16 07:54:48 -0800 2008 4248821 89969 moh 2 4253729 That was my first thought too, moh - Ice cream. Bacon and ice cream just doesn't sound good to me at all. I don't think I would like bacon on saltines either, but I really liked those bacon flavored crackers they used to make. Wish they would bring those back. Wed Dec 17 09:03:11 -0800 2008 4250521 80937 danhole 3 4253786 Didn't someone try to make that on Top Chef? Marcel perhaps? I remember it did not go over well at all. I am not a beer fan, but I always found that bacon-flavored beer (the name escapes me at the moment) a bit odd as well. Wed Dec 17 09:22:49 -0800 2008 4253729 107671 queencru 4 4253850 Bacon beer doesn't sound very good, but I had a Bloody Mary at a brunch that was made with bacon infused vodka, bacon salt on the rim, and a stick of bacon in it. That was good! It was called a Squealin' Mary. Wed Dec 17 09:39:56 -0800 2008 4253786 80937 danhole 5 4484411 Dunno if I'd care for the cocktail, but I LOVE the name! Sun Mar 08 10:08:04 -0700 2009 4253850 105625 EWSflash 4 4253897 Do you mean rauchbier?(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoked_beer) I've only had one once. It tasted like bacon. But as it was Bell's 5000 batch I assumed it was just the brewer being a mad genius again. Wed Dec 17 09:57:36 -0800 2008 4253786 140539 frittering_away 5 4260470 I can't stand rauchbier because all i can think is hot dogs when I drink it! Fri Dec 19 14:21:51 -0800 2008 4253897 63462 missfunkysoul 3 4257194 In Los Angeles, the mad-genius owner of the ice cream parlor Scoops often makes bacon ice cream on weekends, and it sells out within minutes. I'm not sure what he does to temper the chilled-lard aspect - the almond-cookie ice cream at the Chinatown Ice Cream Factory in New York is so filled with lumps that I've taken to calling it Lard Chip - but it is very, very good. Because what is ice cream but frozen sauce? Thu Dec 18 11:29:36 -0800 2008 4253729 10702 condiment 4 4257513 Ya know what icecream would be good with bacon? Pecan Praline! Am I wrong? peppermints and bacon icecream - I might balk at. Might. OK I wouldn't. Even in anonymous webworld I cannot lie about bacon. Thu Dec 18 13:03:37 -0800 2008 4257194 137755 Sal Vanilla 5 4257818 i was thinking about the bacon/ice cream flavor issue last night. there are a zillion specialty flavors & combos out there, and i won't even go near the crazy Ben & Jerry's flavors & the like, but i did consider some of the more common seasonal & regional possibilities... works: vanilla, chocolate, vanilla fudge, dulce de leche, rocky road, chocolate marshmallow, cookie dough, butter pecan/butter crunch, rum raisin, cherry vanilla, pralines & cream/pecan praline, peanut butter, peanut butter fudge, pistachio, chocolate almond, maple walnut [my theoretical favorite], heath bar crunch, cherries jubilee, coconut, banana nut, white chocolate doesn't work: cookies & cream, coffee, mocha chip, mint chip, strawberry, raspberry cheesecake, egg nog, any fruit sorbet, sherbet might work: apple pie, pumpkin, plain cheesecake, peaches & cream ok, so i think i'm obsessed. Thu Dec 18 14:43:08 -0800 2008 4257513 103920 goodhealthgourmet 3 4440002 Re: bacon flavored crackers. . .I find these often at the local discount grocery/99 cent type stores. My husband looooves them, so I pick them up fairly frequently. Sat Feb 21 16:57:32 -0800 2009 4253729 17737 Hunicsz 4 4440959 I wish I could find those bacon crackers! Those were so good! Sun Feb 22 07:24:30 -0800 2009 4440002 80937 danhole 2 4254363 I can definitely see how the cold will make bacon fat not appetizing -- not a fan of munching on cold chewy bits of fat. I did have a great dessert in Arizona a few years ago (before the whole bacon brittle thing became so popular) where it was bacon brittle served with vanilla ice cream. I didn't like the bacon brittle on its own but was wonderful when combined with the ice cream. And to answer the OP's question, I think there are a few things that bacon doesn't go well with. I definitely agree with the citrus. Basically I think bacon doesn't go well in anything that's supposed to be "refreshing" like fruit sorbet, gazpacho and watermelon. Wed Dec 17 12:22:22 -0800 2008 4250521 10763 Miss Needle 3 4255238 that bacon brittle with ice cream sounds way too good! in fact, when i saw this thread, the first sweet/dessert application that came to mind was crumbled lacquered bacon as an ice cream topping...but i don't think it would work with all flavors. most, but not all. Wed Dec 17 17:59:21 -0800 2008 4254363 103920 goodhealthgourmet 4 4300868 Broadbents produces an apple wood smoked bacon dusted with cinnamon. i may have to give bacon brittle a whirl with that. Tue Jan 06 10:39:09 -0800 2009 4255238 10285 Candy 2 4255434 i made a recipe for bacon ice cream a while back that didn't involve bacon fat, but did include chunks of bacon that had been really well fried (so no weird cold fat texture). it was pretty good, actually. Wed Dec 17 19:16:45 -0800 2008 4250521 64215 cimui 3 4255523 I could see that bacon meat would be good in ice cream. It really was the bacon fat that threw me off... I actually think I could eat the flavour of bacon with anything. I really love bacon... Wed Dec 17 19:57:59 -0800 2008 4255434 89969 moh 4 4255563 yeah, i could definitely see how cold bacon fat would not be that much fun to eat. as you say with butter, though, melted, it's a WHOLE 'nother story. :) this thread is reminding me of how badly i need to reseason my cast iron pan... Wed Dec 17 20:15:20 -0800 2008 4255523 64215 cimui 1 4250626 Eggnog. Bacon and Eggnog sounds cute but so very wrong to me. Tue Dec 16 08:30:08 -0800 2008 4248821 226727 Phoo_d 2 4251243 Yeah, you're right; maybe just a LITTLE bit of bacon in that one... then again I don't really like eggnog anyway, so maybe that's the problem. Tue Dec 16 11:45:45 -0800 2008 4250626 98500 Bat Guano 2 4253900 I've only had that pairing once, in a quiche. I couldn't get far enough past the eggnog flavor in my quiche to analyze the interplay of the eggnog with the bacon. Wed Dec 17 09:59:23 -0800 2008 4250626 140539 frittering_away 1 4253770 Meringues? Just thinking out loud Wed Dec 17 09:17:37 -0800 2008 4248821 59951 thinks too much 1 4253824 Bacon and tuna sashimi. Bacon and wedding cake. Wed Dec 17 09:32:20 -0800 2008 4248821 18385 CDouglas 2 4253847 Wached Bizzare Foods last night and a pastry chef in Pairs made eggs and bacon ice cream...I'd try it! Wed Dec 17 09:39:17 -0800 2008 4253824 237148 bermudagourmetgoddess 1 4253936 Custard Wed Dec 17 10:13:23 -0800 2008 4248821 154102 Harters 1 4253953 I am laughing hysterically because I challlenged my roommate to name one and I explained to her there is no way. Bacon is the GOD of food Wed Dec 17 10:17:31 -0800 2008 4248821 46235 Johnresa 2 4254803 Finally - someone who gets it! Wed Dec 17 14:51:32 -0800 2008 4253953 98500 Bat Guano 1 4254299 "There are few things in life that aren't improved by the addition of either bacon or chocolate. But seldom both." I believe that is an Oscar Wilde. And now we learn that bacon is health food. http://www.healthbolt.net/2007/11/15/not-only-is-bacon-healthy-it-saves-lives-i-knew-it/ DT Wed Dec 17 11:59:30 -0800 2008 4248821 11291 Davwud 2 4254538 No, we have not. As usual someone takes a complex subject and practices "buffet" science; they take what they like and ignore the rest. Bacon is far more complex than just nitrates and nitrites. For one thing, it's smoked, and that was likely the first thing in foods associated with cancer. People that grab onto high protein/fat and low carbohydrate diets rarely follow the actual diets, which includes little or no carbohydrates. If you think this news is what you're looking for, there goes toast, sugars, sodas, cut way back on fruits, etc., etc., etc. Given genetics, genetic expression, and background history these diets vary widely in how individuals react to them. To "assume" you'll be one of the lucky ones, well, you might be right, then again, maybe not. The experiment was done with rats. This is common in scientific methodology, but it's only conjecture to assume it translates to human. I haven't read the actual study, but to rely on an article that is woefully lacking details is hardly "scientific". The list of shortcomings in the article, and possibly the study, goes on and on. So we can eat all we want, but this article does nothing to lend credence to the idea of bacon as "health food". Wed Dec 17 13:13:28 -0800 2008 4254299 95291 Richard 16 3 4255385 Richard, first I completely agree with what you have to say about "buffet" science -- it's very dangerous and happens far too often I'm afraid. Also, your statement about genetics and gene expression have a great stake in how foods are processed within our body (consider Inuit tribes who live, or used to, on an absurdly high fat diet and live "well"; mostly due to genetic influences); another wonderful example of this is Alzheimer’s -- a disease where Aluminum has been implicated via science and buffet science, but has been off the board, so to speak, for years as a major concern -- again, genetics plays a massive role here. I disagree, however, on your criticism of the use of rats as an adequate proxy for human reactions to certain compounds -- Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) -- to be more specific. PAHs are the compounds blamed for the carcinogenic (although interesting research has been done showing that in many people most of the PAH intake is actually from raw food, grains and vegetables) in preseved, smoked and grilled meat products. This clear link was most likely demonstrated (and good research is still carried out via this method) using mice or other rodents as experimental tools. It's been deemed by the scientific community that they are as adequate a substitution to humans as ethically permissible. Now, to discount this particular article (of which the paraphrased version -- aka the buffet science -- is horribly expressed) on the basis of the authors using rats is, not well thought through, in my opinion. One could almost say that the research of the carcinogenic properties of PAHs is sound and that this study is not, while both use similar methods (that of testing rodents for carcinogenic properties), would indeed be practicing buffet science. Now, if you have compelling scientific evidence that mice and rodents are not adequate in their use, please let me, and the scientific community know as a whole! But I would avoid judging the veracity of a study based upon their methods simply because you don’t seem to enjoy the resulting implications. Wed Dec 17 18:53:22 -0800 2008 4254538 156499 mateo21 2 4254744 An interesting quote, and one that pops up in many places on the Web (usually without the "but seldom both" tagline), but it is most definitely not from Oscar Wilde. Wed Dec 17 14:25:32 -0800 2008 4254299 14386 BobB 1 4254699 I'd say fish... Wed Dec 17 14:07:28 -0800 2008 4248821 67657 Kajikit 2 4255239 I love bacon in fish stews and chowders, and I think wrapping a small ahi steak with bacon and grilling it in the manner of filet mignon might be very nice. Wed Dec 17 17:59:29 -0800 2008 4254699 11478 Will Owen 2 4255316 I disagree w/this one too. Besides the fish stews, I love a good bacon-wrapped monkfish... or bacon wrapped scallop... Wed Dec 17 18:28:48 -0800 2008 4254699 10216 Lucia 3 4255410 yeah, i'm also gonna have to disagree with Kajikit. bacon works beautifully in many fish dishes. Wed Dec 17 19:02:06 -0800 2008 4255316 103920 goodhealthgourmet 2 4257966 I make a scallop dish that has bacon in it and it's heavenly. Thu Dec 18 15:58:16 -0800 2008 4254699 222865 FoodChic 3 4342554 Do you have a recipe? I have been craving scallops and, of course, I am always open to adding bacon. Tue Jan 20 15:29:05 -0800 2009 4257966 71241 lynnlato 4 4345328 Rumaki is a classic scallop/bacon combination. We'd never have gotten through the '70s without it! Just wrap each scallop in bacon (along with slice of water chestnut if you like), stick a toothpick through to hold it in place, and broil 'til the bacon is done. If the scallops are small, parcook the bacon first so they scallops don't have to cook too long. Simple, and still delicious after all these years. Wed Jan 21 13:45:23 -0800 2009 4342554 14386 BobB 5 4345435 Now this is a real oldie and goodie. Thanks for the reminder. Wed Jan 21 14:21:24 -0800 2009 4345328 139527 GodfatherofLunch 5 4345503 I completely forgot about rumaki until your post. Yum! God, I haven't had that in years. Wed Jan 21 14:42:03 -0800 2009 4345328 71241 lynnlato 6 4348093 wow, you scared me! You are one "O" away from Rachel Rae speak. Perish the thought. Thu Jan 22 11:33:00 -0800 2009 4345503 139527 GodfatherofLunch 5 4484894 Old post, but as a matter of record, scallops wrapped with Bacon is not Rumaki. It is scallops wrapped in bacon. Rumaki is chicken livers and water chestnuts wrapped in bacon and marinated in shoyu and ginger. Invented by Trader Vic's post wwII as part of their pseudo-polynesian cuisine, along with pu-pu platters. Scallops wrapped in bacon is a more recent invention and is never presented as Rumaki in places I've had it. Sun Mar 08 13:53:20 -0700 2009 4345328 10312 applehome 6 4486019 isn't that scallop preparation "angels on horseback"? oops, no, that is oysters. scallops is "devils on horseback".... http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/angels-and-devils-on-horseback-recipe/index.html Sun Mar 08 20:53:56 -0700 2009 4484894 105717 alkapal 2 4271941 Totally agree. Fish and Bacon is simply wrong. Possibly a French concoction devised to offend us Italians. Like their vomitous fish and cheese combination. Wrong, wrong, oh so deeply wrong Wed Dec 24 15:17:46 -0800 2008 4254699 250949 Lampredotto 1 4255081 Bacon and popsicles. Bacon and lemon meringue pie. Bacon and banana does not (at first mouth to mind imagery) seem palatable. Bacon and strawberry pie... maybe. Gosh I love bacon. Wed Dec 17 16:55:31 -0800 2008 4248821 137755 Sal Vanilla 2 4255828 I second bacon and banana. It is like Homer Simpson and Posh Spice (or whatever she is called these days): they should not even be in the same room. On the other hand, bacon and strawberry seems more doable. I kind of like bacon and strawberry jam sandwiches, a lot. Wed Dec 17 22:46:52 -0800 2008 4255081 53259 emerilcantcook 3 4256186 There is a local favorite sandwich in Bermuda....Bacon and peanut butter, some people do put bananas on it, but i have never tired with the bananas, but bacon and peanut butter is great....yummmmmm Thu Dec 18 06:15:44 -0800 2008 4255828 237148 bermudagourmetgoddess 4 4257520 I will have to try that. Goopy smacky deliciousness! Thu Dec 18 13:05:50 -0800 2008 4256186 137755 Sal Vanilla 1 4255102 Bacon is, of course, a spice as well as a food. Therefore, Bacon goes with anything! A day without Bacon is a day without sunshine!. William Shakespeare, Much Ado about Nothing. No.....he didn't say that! But I'll bet he wished he did! Wed Dec 17 17:06:13 -0800 2008 4248821 204342 FriedClamFanatic 2 4255190 "An Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only uncomfortable. If only he'd relax and eat more bacon." George Bernard Shaw. People usually forget the tag line, though. Wed Dec 17 17:44:52 -0800 2008 4255102 11231 Glencora 3 4256188 'Cause the tag line was never spoken by GBS. But you knew that... ;-) Thu Dec 18 06:17:44 -0800 2008 4255190 14386 BobB 1 4255475 cream of wheat, sweetened nilla wafers tapioca pudding it took me hours to come up with that, though. great question!! Wed Dec 17 19:37:20 -0800 2008 4248821 64215 cimui 2 4255510 actually, i wouldn't mind bacon with the nilla wafers or the tapioca pudding! you're onto something with the sweetened cream of wheat, though. Wed Dec 17 19:53:12 -0800 2008 4255475 103920 goodhealthgourmet 3 4255572 hah, i confess: i've never tried with nilla wafers or tapioca. i guess i'll have to before i neg it. maybe both at once. :) Wed Dec 17 20:23:19 -0800 2008 4255510 64215 cimui 2 4258151 I don't know...my favourite comfort food right now is cream of oat or oatmeal with bacon bits, honey, cinnamon, raisins and...processed cheese slices. I know, I know, disgusting but bacon works really well in this "stew" of mine LOL. Thu Dec 18 17:29:11 -0800 2008 4255475 166743 pinkprimp 3 4258182 that's hilarious, pinkprimp! is this after your appetizer of bacon-flavored funny cigarettes? ;) Thu Dec 18 17:40:14 -0800 2008 4258151 64215 cimui 1 4257118 Not really absorbed into the debate, nor providing an example of what doesn't go with bacon, just thought I'd mention bacon dental floss, bacon toothpicks, and bacon jelly beans.... http://www.mcphee.com/items/11847.html Thu Dec 18 11:06:59 -0800 2008 4248821 176627 porker 2 4257522 I just bought the bacon dental floss. I CANNOT make my husband floss. This is my last best hope. Thu Dec 18 13:06:58 -0800 2008 4257118 137755 Sal Vanilla 3 4258067 funny- I was at a party recently and somebody was smoking a funny cigarette rolled in bacon flavored papers... Thu Dec 18 16:47:26 -0800 2008 4257522 11524 chef4hire 4 4258154 LOL perhaps it helps satisfy the munchies to come? Thu Dec 18 17:31:04 -0800 2008 4258067 166743 pinkprimp 1 4258604 Licorice, key lime pie and Manhattans. Thu Dec 18 21:07:41 -0800 2008 4248821 137946 Scargod 2 4259234 Don't know about that last one; I'd take a Manhattan with bacon on the side after work. Or before work. Or during work. Hell, right now it sounds pretty good.... new definition of breakfast of champions? Fri Dec 19 07:28:29 -0800 2008 4258604 98500 Bat Guano 3 4259356 With a Bloody Mary, yes. When I was about 22, I occasionally put a raw egg and a little whiskey into a Carnation Instant breakfast. That was fourty years ago.... Fri Dec 19 08:12:16 -0800 2008 4259234 137946 Scargod 4 4260495 i don't know what it doesn't go with it, but i just had a chocolate chip cookie, toppied with maple syrup and bacon. it was surprisingly good. Fri Dec 19 14:32:15 -0800 2008 4259356 28973 FattyDumplin 2 4482396 I'm going to second the bacon and black licorice combo. I gag thinking about it. Sat Mar 07 10:08:08 -0800 2009 4258604 134437 salsailsa 1 4272506 Not much that bacon doesn't go with... I wish someone would make a glazed bacon wrapped doughnut...I'm tired of doing them myself. Thu Dec 25 02:57:28 -0800 2008 4248821 146405 stricken 1 4272614 Most important of all, bacon does not go with a healthy circulatory system or a healthy heart. An occasional nibble is not going to hurt anyone, but frequent consumption of this cholesterol-laden, sodium-laden meat product is going to take a heavy toll on your health and well-being. Thu Dec 25 06:51:55 -0800 2008 4248821 25376 Ted in Central NJ 2 4273603 Mwah, mwah, mwah...thanks Debbie Downer. Fri Dec 26 00:22:41 -0800 2008 4272614 146405 stricken 3 4273615 I don't know about you, but a stroke would likely decrease my ability to enjoy food... Moderation might not be a bad thing...overall... Fri Dec 26 00:50:28 -0800 2008 4273603 95291 Richard 16 4 4273620 I don't think anyone suggested that moderation about bacon or anything else was a bad idea. This is just a fun thread that speculates about how bacon makes pretty nearly everything taste better. In fact, some people mentioned foods they thought it was terrible with. It doesn't mean that we're all eating bacon with everything that goes into our mouths. Life is always a balancing act, don't you think? Fri Dec 26 01:08:33 -0800 2008 4273615 24468 chicgail 5 4273624 Hence the line about moderation... Fri Dec 26 01:24:29 -0800 2008 4273620 95291 Richard 16 4 4342516 And I've been called sanctimonious... Ted and Richard: Who says we are NOT moderate eaters? I rarely eat bacon, but I enjoy good bacon. Perhaps you eat more ice cream or salt-laden chips than some of us? Perhaps you are preaching to the choir? Perhaps we are expressing our evil thoughts of gobbling all the bacon we can find but I do try and control my urges (liberally paraphrased as Jimmy Carter once said). Tue Jan 20 15:14:09 -0800 2009 4273615 137946 Scargod 5 4344010 <<Ted and Richard: Who says we are NOT moderate eaters?>> Certainly not me. I don't know any of you. If you read the applicable posts you might see that my comments were about moderation. I can't speak for Ted. As I have said, for my tastes bacon is way overused. Nothing is intrinsically "wrong" with the taste. But it has a very strong taste (and smell) that when used as a flavoring tends to - with most chefs - overpower more subtle base ingredients. And most base ingredients are more subtle. I love nattto, but to have it with maguro is a waste of good bluefin. I love scallops, but for me bacon just takes it in the wrong direction. Perhaps if I wanted a bacon dish with some scallop accent, maybe. But unless a *very* judicious hand is used for me that would be a waste of good scallops. Physiologically speaking bacon, in moderation, is fine but it is very fatty and salty. The usual additives are not good for us, but if the rest of the diet is good we can, IMO, handle some of the bad-for-us stuff. Wed Jan 21 07:15:05 -0800 2009 4342516 95291 Richard 16 2 4300881 you might want to check out the following: http://www.bluepigcompany.com/2008/01/08/pork-fat-is-good-for-the-heart-and-may-be-your-sex-life/ Tue Jan 06 10:42:00 -0800 2009 4272614 10285 Candy 1 4276493 None of the following are, at first thought, compatible with bacon: fruit hard candy most kinds of cake Danish pastry Oreo cookies Key Lime pie Sat Dec 27 15:35:12 -0800 2008 4248821 19148 aynrandgirl 2 4484746 re: hard candy, someone has actually produced bacon-flavored lollipops... http://www.dasfoods.com/products_detail.asp?pid=37 Sun Mar 08 12:37:30 -0700 2009 4276493 103920 goodhealthgourmet 1 4276541 And so it must be a very personal taste. I would not be able to eat much of the pairings and combinations some suggest with bacon. Maybe I just don't like bacon all that much, and prefer it as is. Im sure I'll get booed but it's a free country right? I don't care for it anywhere near tomato sauce - with fresh tomatoes abosolutely-perfection! So with that I might as well add, pizza, I can't tolerate bacon anywhere near my pizza. Sat Dec 27 16:10:50 -0800 2008 4248821 50431 chef chicklet 1 4277123 Totally contrary to the theory of this thread, but, the blog "A Hamburger Today" had a post recently of a burger where the patties are placed between - wait for it - two grilled bacon/cheese sandwiches. Yes, that's a grilled cheese sandwich with bacon on the bottom, burger patty, toppings as desired (can't say as needed; at this point, "need" is an irrelevant concept), and a second grilled bacon/cheese sandwich on top. Comes complete with cardiologist recommendations. Sat Dec 27 23:17:37 -0800 2008 4248821 48210 KevinB 2 4277386 It does sound good though. DT Sun Dec 28 07:30:02 -0800 2008 4277123 11291 Davwud 1 4277450 Bat Guano, I suggest you order the book "Sex and Bacon" by Sarah Kathrine Lewis. You will be truly inspired... Sun Dec 28 08:17:42 -0800 2008 4248821 11158 Leper 2 4300574 Thanks for the rec. I'll look into it; never heard of the book, but the title sounds great. Tue Jan 06 09:17:06 -0800 2009 4277450 98500 Bat Guano 1 4278922 Yogurt. Sun Dec 28 21:04:41 -0800 2008 4248821 29016 infernooo 1 4285148 And another one from an article in the Globe and Mail (a Canadian newspaper) on the new popularity of cocktails: But no one is taking it to the extreme like Canadian-born "molecular mixologist" Jamie Boudreau, who now shakes in Seattle: He offers up bacon-infused bourbon and chocolate cocktails. Wed Dec 31 06:18:14 -0800 2008 4248821 112335 mexivilla 2 4300896 bacon doesnt go well with chocolate pie Tue Jan 06 10:47:20 -0800 2009 4285148 245995 grabtrees 3 4301094 Really. Since Vosages came out with their bacon-laced chocolate bar, I would rethink that. Tue Jan 06 11:42:34 -0800 2009 4300896 24468 chicgail 4 4314161 And actually, I don't know if Gramercy Tavern still has it, but they had a phenomenal chocolate/bacon tart. Ok, so it's not chocolate pie, but after that experience I'd bet that a chocolate pie and bacon combo would be just fine by me. Sat Jan 10 12:14:12 -0800 2009 4301094 196581 stay_classy 5 4479350 The Dessert Truck here in NYC has a chocolate bread pudding, and on top you can get either vanilla or bacon creme anglais. I bet you can guess which one I chose... a brilliant concoction. Fri Mar 06 08:36:21 -0800 2009 4314161 131105 Emmmily 4 4353064 I tried a bacon chocolate bar (different brand) recently. I was quite excited about it because it seemed like the perfect combination of the world's most perfect foods. It was rather disappointing. The two things really didn't go together well. Sat Jan 24 03:36:01 -0800 2009 4301094 116495 Avalondaughter 1 4353146 Bacon and Imagine Whirled Peace Ice Cream (Ben and Jerry's). Who needs bacon when you can have that or Cherry Garcia? Sat Jan 24 05:17:20 -0800 2009 4248821 137946 Scargod 2 4358559 OK, you got me on that one. I just tried the Imagine Whirled Peace, and you're right, it's pretty much perfect the way it is. Mon Jan 26 09:33:55 -0800 2009 4353146 98500 Bat Guano 1 4438199 Alcohol! I can't think of any bacon cocktail that I would want to drink. Otherwise, I do love me some bacon. Fri Feb 20 22:31:32 -0800 2009 4248821 183643 sfumato 2 4440960 Well, you didn't read my description of the Sqealin' Mary upthread! Darn good bloody mary made with bacon infused vodka. Sun Feb 22 07:26:02 -0800 2009 4438199 80937 danhole 3 4441166 bacon and bourbon - the smokiness factor Sun Feb 22 08:55:57 -0800 2009 4440960 135229 thew 3 4441868 Oh no, I DID read it, don't worry. :) That's too much savoury on the vodka part for me- the only non-fruit vodka infusion that I like is black pepper vodka (though I do love Bloody Marys). I think it comes from my Slavic grandmother, who was the same way with all her homemade vodka infusions (you know how sometimes we can't eat tings certain ways because that's the way we did it growing up)?. Glad you found such a fun cocktail, though! Sun Feb 22 13:29:16 -0800 2009 4440960 183643 sfumato 4 4442179 How cool was your grandmother to have made homemade vodka infusions--WOW! :) Sun Feb 22 15:28:03 -0800 2009 4441868 249664 kattyeyes 5 4442202 Awww thanks! She was one hell of a cook. Amazing in the kitchen. She would take nips straight out of the bottles, too. When she got older, we used to find a little lipstick around the edges of the bottle necks. ;) I reread my post and realized one thing didn't make sense- I meant to say, "you know how sometimes we can't eat things certain ways because that's NOT the way we did it growing up?" She never liked savoury vodkas, so I grew up thinking that fruit-based was the only way to do it. :) Sun Feb 22 15:36:22 -0800 2009 4442179 183643 sfumato 6 4443345 It was pretty subtle. You could taste it, but it was a slight flavor. Of course, I myself, am partial to orange flavored vodka ;-) Mon Feb 23 07:04:41 -0800 2009 4442202 80937 danhole 1 4438294 About the one thing I've tried where bacon didn't really work (granted, I haven't tried a lot) was as an addition to my chili recipe. The flavor got drowned out and it doesn't hold up too well in the texture department. Maybe it would have worked better if I made it crispier and made it a last minute addition (or a topping) but I'll probably not try it again anytime soon. Sat Feb 21 00:54:07 -0800 2009 4248821 24644 Vexorg 2 4439791 Try using some bacon drippings to brown you meat in. Not exactly bacon but almost. DT Sat Feb 21 15:09:50 -0800 2009 4438294 11291 Davwud 3 4444721 Yeah, you beat me to it, Davwud; for my 'competition' chili, I also brown the onions (and some other stuff....) separately in bacon grease. You still get most of the benefits of bacon. I never actually put pieces of bacon in my chili, but on the analogy of beans, where you put the bacon in them in big hunks, it could work; sure, they don't stay crisp, but they still taste pretty darn good, when you run across them. Mon Feb 23 12:55:35 -0800 2009 4439791 98500 Bat Guano 2 4478136 I can't disagree more! Yes, you did it wrong. Cook the bacon rather crisp but not rock hard. Chop it up into 1/8 to 3/16" chunks. No bigger! Mix with chili at some point later on so they can soften a bit. It is like little flavor bursts when you hit one! Thu Mar 05 19:15:37 -0800 2009 4438294 137946 Scargod 1 4439865 Bat Guano, and other bacon lovers, you may want to try these bar cookies inspired by a thread here on CH: http://www.chow.com/recipes/18664 Sat Feb 21 15:44:41 -0800 2009 4248821 249664 kattyeyes 1 4440376 imagine bacon wrapped corn .............. Sat Feb 21 20:08:32 -0800 2009 4248821 154523 AndyGanil 1 4440942 A meal without bacon... is like sex without the spanking! Whats the point? Sun Feb 22 07:15:55 -0800 2009 4248821 259011 Demented 1 4453564 OK, I was watching Jon Stewart on the "Daily Show" last night, and he pulled out a jar of .... baconnaise! Then, to prove he was health conscious, he pulled out a jar of baconnaise lite! Mmmm.. spreadable bacon... (trails off into Homer-esque gurgling..) Thu Feb 26 06:16:24 -0800 2009 4248821 48210 KevinB 2 4478150 Yea, he dipped a JImmy Dean corny dog into it, ate a bite, and spit it all out. He asked the maker to not send him any more! I thought he was going to throw up... Thu Mar 05 19:19:48 -0800 2009 4453564 137946 Scargod 3 4478375 And the Jimmy Dean corn dog was the mistake; if he'd used an authentic Canadian Pogo, he would have been fine! Thu Mar 05 21:22:00 -0800 2009 4478150 48210 KevinB 4 4478717 I thought he meant the baconed mayonnaise but he could have meant both manufacturers. This may seem like nothing to people who like/want bacon with everything, but Jimmy Dean's products, like the sausage and egg sandwich, are some of the most artery clogging products out there. I wonder if they come with bacon and sausage? Fri Mar 06 04:03:49 -0800 2009 4478375 137946 Scargod 5 4478729 jimmy dean roll sausage is some of the leanest sausage around. http://www.jimmydean.com/products/default.aspx?postid=35 i love it to make my sausage gravy and biscuits. this TEXAN guy didn't like the *12-ounce* roll! <warning re language> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4RNb3tt0LM (wait, scargod, that isn't YOU is it? LOL!). Fri Mar 06 04:13:28 -0800 2009 4478717 105717 alkapal 6 4478791 600 pounds of men! HA HA HA HA! At least he didn't call 911! :) Fri Mar 06 05:01:05 -0800 2009 4478729 249664 kattyeyes 6 4479236 I use JD for just patties. If I'm making dressing or gravy I use Tennessee Pride since it's got a little bit more fat in it. DT Fri Mar 06 08:05:44 -0800 2009 4478729 11291 Davwud 6 4484422 Not only that, the heart valves from the hogs are used in human heart valve transplantation, and have been for years. The hogs at JD are raised in extraordinarily clean surroundings. Sun Mar 08 10:12:25 -0700 2009 4478729 105625 EWSflash 3 4480476 Okay, first of all I have not tasted the baconnaise, but I bought some for a friend who said it is a bit too smoky. But it is not a dipping sauce! What the hell was Jon thinking dipping a corn dog into it? You dip corn dogs into mustard, fool! You should use baconnaise on a turkey sandwich with a good bread. Fri Mar 06 13:43:54 -0800 2009 4478150 80937 danhole 4 4481123 jon is an entertainer, although i don't like him. it wouldn't have fit his schtick to like it, or eat it like a *normal* person. Fri Mar 06 17:30:33 -0800 2009 4480476 105717 alkapal 5 4482042 not to hijack this thread or anything, but why don;t you like him alkapal? Sat Mar 07 07:14:31 -0800 2009 4481123 135229 thew 6 4482650 thew, it is not relevant to this thread, with all due respect. Sat Mar 07 12:14:36 -0800 2009 4482042 105717 alkapal 5 4482251 I agree with everything you said Pal! I think the operative word here is "schtick." Sat Mar 07 09:02:07 -0800 2009 4481123 80937 danhole 6 4482406 Two female Chowhounders who don't like Jon Stewart (with bacon?). I wonder if we have something here? A trend? SO likes him as a comedian, but she's not formally a Chowhound; she's my editor and consultant to some of what I write (She's the one with the English degree). Sat Mar 07 10:11:00 -0800 2009 4482251 137946 Scargod 6 4482659 alka & danhole, i love you guys, but you're breakin' my heart! i'm a huge Jon Stewart fan...been following him since his original late-night show 15 years ago. but staying on topic here, i can sort of understand why he tried it with the corn dog - the smokiness of baconnaise could taste pretty darn good with that corn batter. after all, bacon grease + cornbread is a beautiful thing! but yeah, mayo with a hot dog is pretty nasty. Sat Mar 07 12:19:59 -0800 2009 4482251 103920 goodhealthgourmet 7 4482719 I get the bacon with a corn dog - maybe baconmustard! but mayo? You are right GHG, mayo is not the thing to try here! Hey Jon's okay, in small doses, like once a month or so, if I'm bored. Sat Mar 07 12:44:53 -0800 2009 4482659 80937 danhole 8 4487232 Bacon mustard! Does such a thing exist? If not, this is a stroke of genius! Somebody needs to get on this right away! Mon Mar 09 09:44:36 -0700 2009 4482719 98500 Bat Guano 9 4487442 I'm going to experiment with my bacon salt and a variety of mustards and see what I come up with, but I'll bet the guys at the Bacon Salt place beat me to it! Mon Mar 09 10:40:21 -0700 2009 4487232 80937 danhole 7 4483899 I've eaten hot dogs with just about everything on them at one time or another: sauerkraut, onions, hot peppers, pickle spear (in Chicago, don't really get it), ketchup (not in Chicago, don't get that either), hot, brown, and regular mustard, relish, cheese, baked beans, and chili. And, to stay on topic, a grilled dog with limp bacon wrapped around it and tossed on the grill again is fantastic. But mayo? On a hot dog? Not in this -or any other - lifetime! Sun Mar 08 01:28:40 -0800 2009 4482659 48210 KevinB 8 4483922 well, in the south where mayo is king, we'd eat mayo and ketchup on a dog, and some would add yellow mustard, and relish. this was the '70s. today, more northern ways have infiltrated. no one is "right" -- it is a matter of taste and regional preferences. unless you're kosher, then mayo cannot be "right." Sun Mar 08 03:42:27 -0700 2009 4483899 105717 alkapal 9 4484014 mayo isn't dairy... no reason eating it w/ meat wouldn't be kosher Sun Mar 08 06:18:45 -0700 2009 4483922 135229 thew 10 4486022 oops, you're right. thinking of dairy (melted butter) in hollandaise. eggs and oil (and acid) in mayo! but just curious, is mayo big with those who keep kosher? Sun Mar 08 20:56:00 -0700 2009 4484014 105717 alkapal 9 4484024 So right. Mustard is the standard, to me, but they make Dijonaise (or mustard/mayo combo), now, don't they? I've often seen mustard AND mayo on a dog or burger in North Texas. Usually onions and sometimes relish or pickled jalapenos, too Sun Mar 08 06:25:23 -0700 2009 4483922 137946 Scargod 10 4484228 Mustard and mayo is fine on a hot dog (with relish!), but not a corn dog. And if I wanted bacon with my corn dog, I would try to figure out how to get it inside the breading. Now that would be a tasty treat. Sun Mar 08 08:45:11 -0700 2009 4484024 80937 danhole 1 4483101 I don't think sushi would work very well with bacon. I think rice in general would be bad with bacon. Sat Mar 07 15:52:12 -0800 2009 4248821 120373 hangrygirl 2 4483323 I beg to differ- I have seen bacon fried rice on lots of chinese menus. I stand firm on bacon and black licorice. Sat Mar 07 18:03:35 -0800 2009 4483101 134437 salsailsa 3 4484657 In a bacon dish, sure. The strong taste and odor of bacon would overwhelm most (although, I suppose, not all) fish and seafood and almost any other ingredient in sushi. Unless, of course, you want bacon sushi... I'm not sure what all the brou-ha-ha is over bacon. Without any data to support or refute IMO it's as much a defensive reaction to non-bacon eaters as it is to the flavor of bacon - a stance many of you will deny but still makes sense to me. Sun Mar 08 12:06:36 -0700 2009 4483323 95291 Richard 16 2 4484235 My mom used to make a "mexican" rice with bacon. It wasn't authentic, but she was from Ohio, so go figure! All she knew about mexican food when we got to Texas was what she learned from frozen dinners! Sun Mar 08 08:47:42 -0700 2009 4483101 80937 danhole 1 4484425 Jello Sun Mar 08 10:12:59 -0700 2009 4248821 105625 EWSflash 2 4484742 might not be *too* wretched depending on the Jell-O flavor. strawberry or cherry might work, but i'm guessing lime would be pretty awful. Sun Mar 08 12:36:02 -0700 2009 4484425 103920 goodhealthgourmet 3 4486669 ew. bacon and lime jello... Mon Mar 09 06:50:18 -0700 2009 4484742 134437 salsailsa 4 4488466 Haha, even in aspic I think bacon would be pretty awful. But the again, aspic is usually pretty awful. Mon Mar 09 14:53:01 -0700 2009 4486669 120373 hangrygirl 1 4484920 For me, bacon should have nothing to do with chowder - NE style clam or fish chowder, to be specific. Chowder is made with salt pork or even fatback. Tasting the smoky flavor of bacon in a NE chowder is an immediate turn off for me. Sun Mar 08 14:05:35 -0700 2009 4248821 10312 applehome 2 4487226 Yeah, I grew up eating it made with salt pork, too; but since moving to an area where it's hard to find good ol' salt pork, I made clam chowder with bacon a couple of times, and it was pretty darn good. Not traditional, but for me the bacon goes well with the onions. And I don't get really good clams here anyway, so it doesn't matter as much that the bacon steps on the clam flavor. Mon Mar 09 09:43:27 -0700 2009 4484920 98500 Bat Guano 1 4487595 While religion has it's pluses, reading this makes me feel bad for observant Jews. Bacon definitely doesn't go with a Kosher Shabbat dinner. Mon Mar 09 11:15:57 -0700 2009 4248821 24468 chicgail 2 4487835 bacon, along with the cheeseburger were amongst my first hints that religion cannot have it right. what deity would want to deny anyone such delights? Mon Mar 09 12:20:38 -0700 2009 4487595 135229 thew 1 4934143 We devised a theory a couple summers ago, while at scout camp: There are two kinds of food in this world - ones that go with bacon, and ones that go with chocolate. Some will go with both. After reading many of the replies on this thread, it seems this theory has yet to be disproved. Mon Aug 10 14:13:38 -0700 2009 4248821 1100670 Baconator 1 4934213 i was telling an friend about this thread - he said "sex doesn't go w/ bacon" I said "you're not doing it right" Mon Aug 10 14:30:17 -0700 2009 4248821 135229 thew 1 4934308 OK Bat Guano- you asked for it -so here goes: Bacon with MAPLE SYRUP.... YUUUUUCHHH!! Mon Aug 10 14:55:46 -0700 2009 4248821 221534 Doctormhl1 2 4934832 Wha??? Bacon is cured in maple syrup. They go hand in hand. DT Mon Aug 10 17:54:08 -0700 2009 4934308 11291 Davwud 2 4935028 are you kidding me? Of course bacon goes with maple syrup! The entire basis of the Quebecois culture relies on this perfect pairing! They even use bacon to process maple syrup... i would be very sad without this combination... Mon Aug 10 18:55:23 -0700 2009 4934308 89969 moh 2 4936152 Actually I sort of agree - not fond of that combo myself - but as we have seen, there are a number of people who disagree. Tue Aug 11 07:50:57 -0700 2009 4934308 98500 Bat Guano 3 4936639 Wow! From all of the things that bacon's paired with, it's funny to hear you say that's the combo you're not fond of. Have you had bacon with pancakes and maple syrup? Wonderful combination! So, like I said in another post above, what do you think of bacon and watermelon? Tue Aug 11 10:11:58 -0700 2009 4936152 10763 Miss Needle 4 4937609 Hey Miss Needle! good to "see" you! re: bacon and watermelon, I eat a lot of brunches where there is fruit served as part of the plate, and I actually find a nice piece of fruit refreshing right after a hunk of bacon. So I guess i kind of like the combo. I also put some thought to the gazpacho question. When we make gazpacho, we often put serrano (or iberico) ham on top as a garnish with a boiled egg. The saltiness is a nice contrast to the refreshing vegetables. I'm pretty sure it would be not much of stretch to go to bacon. But I could see how those two sets of combos might not appeal to everyone. Tue Aug 11 14:35:40 -0700 2009 4936639 89969 moh 5 4941292 Always a pleasure to "run" into you, Moh! : ) The gazpacho/ham combo sounds interesting. I haven't tried it but it does sound good. I think the ham would go pretty well with the gazpacho as it's not too strong -- kind of reminiscent of proscuitto and melon (not so sure about the bacon though). Oh, if you haven't tried it yet, you should try bacon with kimchi. Inspired by a brussel sprouts dish I've had at Momofuku in NYC, I roasted some brussel sprouts and dressed it in a kimchi puree sauteed with bacon. Yum! Wed Aug 12 16:20:15 -0700 2009 4937609 10763 Miss Needle 6 4941982 The brussel sprout dish sounds great! At first I was taken aback by the kimchi bacon combo, but now that I thinks about it, i love kimchi with Korean grilled marinated pork belly, so how far is the jump to bacon? Kimchi and pork products are a natural combination. Wed Aug 12 20:30:18 -0700 2009 4941292 89969 moh 4 4938412 Oh, baby! Coming home during frosty February, to find Mom cooking bacon, pork sausages, and pancakes, all served swimming in maple syrup. Beyond good... Tue Aug 11 19:14:18 -0700 2009 4936639 1092461 FrankDrakman 5 4938993 pork and maple have a great affinity! Wed Aug 12 04:48:41 -0700 2009 4938412 105717 alkapal 4 4939953 Well, I probably did like the bacon-maple combo at one time, but it's been done to death, and I just got tired of it, I think. I don't actively dislike it, but I won't go out of my way for it, either. Never tried bacon and watermelon, either; it actually doesn't sound all that good, but you just never know until you try, do you? Wed Aug 12 10:00:43 -0700 2009 4936639 98500 Bat Guano 5 4941296 Yes. Sometimes the best combos are things where one would think, "Is the chef on crack?" I believe in Top Chef, Richard Blais won with a dish made with fish, white chocolate and wasabi. Wed Aug 12 16:21:51 -0700 2009 4939953 10763 Miss Needle 1 4935041 OK. I'll try again. How about Bacon and HORSERADISH?!? Mon Aug 10 19:01:35 -0700 2009 4248821 221534 Doctormhl1 2 4936074 That sounds interesting. I love horseradish on brisket, its sharpness cuts the fattiness well. Could work the same with slab bacon or pork belly. I'll have to try that, thanks! Tue Aug 11 07:27:58 -0700 2009 4935041 14386 BobB 2 4936162 See, it's not so easy, is it? I've never tried bacon with horseradish, but I bet it wouldn't be too bad. I may give it a shot one of these days. Tue Aug 11 07:52:52 -0700 2009 4935041 98500 Bat Guano 2 4942249 bacon and salmon caviar bacon and raspberry puree bacon and lychees Thu Aug 13 00:16:13 -0700 2009 4935041 25617 cornflower55 3 4942449 bacon works well with sweet flavors, so i could see it working with lychee or raspberry puree in the right context Thu Aug 13 05:22:00 -0700 2009 4942249 135229 thew 4 4953910 Allow me to make one more suggestion: Bacon and peanut butter- either smooth or crunchy- take your choice. Mon Aug 17 14:34:04 -0700 2009 4942449 221534 Doctormhl1 5 4954898 crunchy- clearly. i had "pecaned bacon" in Nola - not a huge leap to peanut butter Mon Aug 17 22:10:55 -0700 2009 4953910 135229 thew 2 4954342 A classic combo. Try this stuff. http://www.heluvagood.com/products/proddetail.aspx?id=368 Mon Aug 17 17:31:30 -0700 2009 4935041 10737 Bobfrmia