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Default please help identify this food

On Thursday, February 28, 2019 at 5:54:21 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
> tert in seattle wrote:
> >
> > http://www.ftupet.com/upload/WTFood.jpg
> >
> > it looks like bacon that was made from rubber
> >
> > wtf?

>
> Definitely cooked and shelf stable real bacon (Like Jill said) or
> a vegetarian bacon (like Julie called soy bacon). I've seen and
> tasted bacon like that. Either real bacon from a Hormel shelf
> stable box or Morning Star veggie bacon looks about the same.
>
> That on the plate looked like it hadn't been heated up yet.


The shape is kind of a dead giveaway - unless they're making real bacon by extruding it through a press.

https://res.cloudinary.com/hksqkdlah...nShrinkage.jpg