What is bacon?
Bacon is a type of cured pork made from various cuts, typically from the pork belly or from the less fatty back cuts. It is eaten on its own, as a side dish, or used as a minor ingredient to flavour dishes. Bacon is also used for barding and larding roasts, especially game, including venison and pheasant.
Origin
Salted pork belly first appeared on dining tables thousands of years ago in China. Pork curing methods spread throughout the Roman Empire, and even the bacon fat was used. The word bacon derives from French dialects, including the Old French bacon which refers to the back. But the cut typically used to make bacon comes from the side, or belly, of the hog.
