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10 reasons we love bacon – to mark International Bacon Day

By The Press Association Sep 2, 2017

You can’t beat a bacon butty – but the crispy stuff goes down well however you choose to eat it we reckon

There’s nothing more comforting than grilling a packet of bacon and sliding the frazzled rashers between two slices of bread slathered with butter and ketchup.

And as it’s International Bacon Day on Saturday, September 2, we thought it only right we show our appreciation for the good stuff.

1. The smell is incredible

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Apparently, there’s a whole lot of science behind the joy we find in the smell of bacon. We just know it’s delicious and the smell of it sizzling in a pan is guaranteed to get us up and out of bed.

2. Nothing cures a hangover quite like it

It’s a combination of the smell, the pork grease soaking into thick white buttered bread and the mandatory cup of tea that accompanies a bacon butty that somehow eases the effects of any night out.

3. It goes with savoury breakfasts

As a side for poached or scrambled eggs, balanced on potato waffles, or as part of a full English – if there’s no bacon at breakfast, there’s a problem.

4. … and sweet breakfasts

Proper American pancakes and French toast absolutely demand streaky bacon – and lashings of maple syrup.

5. Any meal can be improved if there’s bacon in the fridge

Stirred through pasta sauce for a smoky, piggy hint; fried up in a simple risotto with peas; added to bolognese for extra body; stacked on top of avocado toast, omelettes and fritattas – the options are endless.

6. It makes everyone happy

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Young, old, rich, poor, hungover, in a rush, tired after the school run, just waking up, just going to bed, student, CEO – regardless, bacon is always there for you (unless you’re vegan or vegetarian).

7. You can even get it as a jam

Yes, spreadable bacon – a bacon relish if you will – that you can add to soups and sauces, to cheese sandwiches and egg baps, and to use instead of butter if you are so inclined. What’s not to love?

8. Bacon totally goes with chocolate, too

Seriously, is there anything bacon doesn’t go with? Try bacon brownies with a hint of salted caramel and you’ll understand what we mean.

9. There are levels of bacon-y goodness to choose from

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Unsmoked back bacon for everyday needs, smoked back bacon for the weekends, slivers of streaky for pancakes and to crumble over jacket potatoes, and a trip to the butcher’s for proper hand-cut bacon on special occasions and for serious brunches.

10. We’ll even eat fake bacon

We’d happily eat it in cake form if it was as convincing as this one from the first episode of the new series of the Great British Bake Off on Channel 4.

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