On Mon, 15 Dec 2014 20:03:00 -0000, Janet > wrote:

> In article >,
> says...
> >
> > Is this the default style of bacon in Great Britain as well?
>
> The cut of bacon is. Deep fat frying it definitely isn't :-(
>
> I almost always grill it (no extra fat required)
>
> > Where on the hog does this bacon come from?
>
> The cut is called back bacon and is cut through from the loin to the
> belly.
>
> This explains it with pictures.
>
> http://www.englishbreakfastsociety.com/back-bacon.html
>
> What you call American bacon, is cut only from the pork belly. In the
> UK it's called streaky bacon. Streaky is cheaper than back bacon;
> considerably downmarket (you wouldn't, or shouldn't, get served streaky
> bacon in a UK hotel or BB).
>
My husband would be in 7th heaven if he could find British style bacon
with American style flavor here (at a reasonable price of course).

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