Why Bacon Is A Gateway To Meat For Vegetarians

[The Straight Story]

Why Bacon Is A Gateway To Meat For Vegetarians

Recently, an old friend who's been a vegetarian for more than 15 years shocked us with a story: Last weekend, she ate bacon. Several strips. Straight out of the frying pan where her boyfriend was cooking it.

This wasn't the first time she'd encountered it sizzling there, in all its glistening glory. But for some reason, this time it overpowered her. She was guilty yet gleeful when she told us that she'd allowed bacon back into her life.

But she's not alone. We've heard this story before from many people. It seems that bacon has a way of awakening carnivorous desires within even some of the preachiest of vegetarians. And we set out to find out why.


We asked some scientists who study how food tantalizes the brain, and sociologists who've looked closely at vegetarianism, about bacon's seductive powers.

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Because bacon is one- to two-thirds fat and also has lots of protein, it speaks to our evolutionary quest for calories, Lundstrom says. And since 90 percent of what we taste is really odor, bacon's aggressive smell delivers a powerful hit to our sense of how good it will taste.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/01/28/133304206/why-bacon-is-a-gateway-to-meat-for-vegetarians?sc=fb&cc=fp

[Electric Monk]

1. k&r just for the headline

[MinneapolisMatt]

2. Bacon is a gift from the gods!

In moderation, of course. :)

[pocoloco]

12. LOL

As long as you don't live downwind!!

[Warren Stupidity]

3. Food Fight!

why are meat eaters so threatened by vegetarians?

[CJvR]

5. History teaches us...

...that frustrated vegetarians with art intrests are dangerous.

[H2O Man]

4. Recommended.

We should never allow the rotting flesh of a dead swine to enter the Sacred Temple of our bodies.

[rosesaylavee]

6. exactly!

:spray: :rofl:

[AndyTiedye]

10. Of Course Not, Eat It While It's Fresh

[mmonk]

15. .

:spray:

[pipoman]

21. The curing process

retards the rotting process...now pork chops OTOH...

[fascisthunter]

46. lol

[nc4bo]

79. "A pig's a filthy animal". "Bacon tastes good". "Pork chops taste good".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0zJSgHDnpw

I just luvs me some Pulp Fiction. :loveya:

[H2O Man]

81. Long ago --

more than thirty years back -- my father bought himself a couple small piggies. Once that got a bit bigger, he gave them to me. My then father-in-law gave me a boar to go with them.

They made great pets. But I had no interest in butchering them. Around the same time, a pig in central NY pulled a mentally retarded youngster out of some deep water the kid had fallen into. None of the nearby adults could swim.

I always will remember that.

[The Doctor.]

7. There must be a judiciously prosecuted War on Meat!

It might cost billions, and incarcerate thousands, but this scourge threatens out young people.

Once bacon, then chicken, and one day you'll discover your teenager with a pack of frozen veal.

[Agony]

8. I just drink a glass of olive oil...

LOL Yuck bacon...ewwww

[Warren Stupidity]

9. whenever I lapsed into meat

it was the burger that done it

[Agony]

17. for me it would be a salmon freshly plucked from Prince William Sound...

not a vegetarian, really, and certainly not a philosophical one. no dead cow/pig/chicken for me, please.

[unkachuck]

107. try....

....a little bacon with your olive oil....the flavor of bacon enhances and improves everything....

[malletgirl02]

11. Bacon

I must be one of the few people who don't like bacon. I think it taste like salty fat.

[Reader Rabbit]

29. "I think it tastes like salty fat."

You say that like it's a bad thing!

:rofl:

[dionysus]

30. then you ain't doin it right

[tabbycat31]

33. I could have written your post

[Kalyke]

34. I'm with ya!

[Tesha]

60. Precisely!

Dave Barry says there are three food groups:

o Hot Salty fat (Bacon, fries, etc.)

o Cold sweet fat (icing, chocolate, etc.)

o Beer

Tesha

[Arugula Latte]

134. I smelled bacon cooking the other day and it really made my stomach turn over.

I hate the smell of cooking fat -- it's nauseating to me.

[justiceischeap]

13. Damn! Now I want bacon...

I will admit, as a vegetarian, bacon does make my mouth water when I smell it. It's the only meat that does so still.

[blondeatlast]

35. I haven't declared myself a veg, but I almost never eat meat--but a

perfectly executed BLT is a gift of the gods.

[jmowreader]

67. Then you must try the BBB!

Someone I know was lamenting the lack of bacon in the BLT of today, and produced his own solution: the BBB--which means "bacon, bacon and more bacon." Fry up a pound of Oscar Meyer Bacon, stick it between two slices of bread and you're done.

The same guy said when he got rich and famous he was going to start Viceland, which is a grocery store that sells all the foods you're not supposed to eat.

[slackmaster]

14. My neighbor makes his own pancetta

There's usually a hunk of it hanging in his kitchen, where his cat can't get to it.

It's delicious.

[LuvNewcastle]

16. The smell and taste of bacon is hard to beat.

I prefer to cook mine in the microwave rather than a frying pan. It doesn't turn out as greasy and I'm less likely to burn it that way.

[Bluenorthwest]

24. Line a cookie sheet with foil. Place your bacon.

Put the pan in a cold oven, set it to 400 degrees, time 17-20 minutes. Easy, clean, the drippings perfect for cooking. The only trick is making sure to monitor closely during the last few minutes. Perfect bacon, perfect drippings, easy clean up. Delicious.

[dionysus]

32. interesting.

[tishaLA]

82. that really is the best way to cook it

[HarveyDarkey]

86. Those drippings make the best popcorn oil you've ever tasted.

n/t

[Vickers]

95. Holy canoli, I can't believe I've never tried that.

:thumbsup:

FTR, my veg daughter always lingers in the kitchen when I've got bacon in the oven.

[HarveyDarkey]

98. Adds a great flavor

and you need very little salt. Try it, you'll like it.

[GaYellowDawg]

109. Bacon popcorn? WOW!

You are a GENIUS!

[nc4bo]

18. Mmmmmm ba-con!

Couldn't resist.

[Edweird]

19. LULZ

[madrchsod]

20. god gave humans canine teeth for a reason....

otherwise our teeth would look a cows....:evilgrin:

[former9thward]

114. You are right but I have seen flame wars and whole threads just on the subject of your post.

[spinbaby]

22. Mmmmm....bacon

Excuse me, I need to go cook some bacon now.

[pipoman]

23. Crispy bacon, garden vine ripened tomatoes, and homemade porridge bread

really there is no substitute for this combo of smells and flavor..

[blondeatlast]

37. Damn you, damn you, damn you; the drool is gonna short out my keyboard. nt

[ProgressiveProfessor]

25. Because its great stuff

That humans are ominvores helps.

[MelissaB]

26. As my husband can tell you, bacon is the one thing that tempts me.

He cooks bacon 2-3 times a week and the aroma is intoxicating. I haven't eaten it yet, but I'm a new vegetarian with only a couple of months under my belt.

[Melissa G]

62. Yep.. It's tempting. As is barbecue sauce.

However there are good veg things to cover Barbecue Sauce with. Veg Bacon is not as thrilling. Congrats to you for your 2 months! :hug::hi:

[MelissaB]

136. Thanks, Melissa G!

It's been a grand adventure and I cook a whole lot more. :hi:

[Beaverhausen]

27. Not for me- I can't think of a worse meat to be tempted by

just the smell of it cooking makes me want to :puke:

and if I really wanted the taste of it, there's some good veggie bacons out there.

[Raine]

89. Yeah really that sickeningly sweet smell, eck

:puke:

[JanMichael]

28. 1. Not for me. 2. the industry is filthy and treats animals like garbage.

Eat it and it is garbage in - thus - garbage out.

Free range? They don't die of old age or a soft suffocation so not good either.

[AmandaMae]

39. +1

[Unvanguard]

75. +2. n/t

[Mojorabbit]

127. I make my own

from wild boar my hubby gets with his bow. He is a good shot so the end is quick and the pig had a healthy free life.
We have a huge overpopulation of them here and they are stripping what native wildlife need to survive.
I made Italian sausage yesterday and today have been rendering the fat into pure beautiful lard.

[Kalyke]

31. I hate pork bacon.

Turkey bacon is crispier.

But, then again, I can't pork - it makes me sick as a dog.

[dionysus]

40. beef bacon is okay too.

[lildreamer316]

63. LOVE turkey bacon.

I like it better than regular bacon now; pork bacon tastes too..something. Fatty? Rich?

[Desertrose]

66. Pork bacon taste like...pig.

No really, it does.

I love turkey bacon, too.

[Edweird]

105. I like turkey bacon because it's all meat and no fat.

I'm not a big fan of the bacon fat, obviously. Turkey bacon and scrambled eggs cooked on cast iron, YUM! Or a 'suberbird' from Denny's (no tomato for me). I haven't figured out how they make theirs so good. I've tried and failed repeatedly to duplicate that sandwich on my own.

[bklyncowgirl]

36. Morningstar vegetarian bacon strips, called in my household "Fakin"

These are really, really good. Don't know how they do it (and I probably don't want to know) but it tastes like and more importantly feels like the real thing.

A nice Fakin, lettuce and tomato sandwich goes down as well or better than the real thing.

[delightfulstar]

93. Their veggie sausage is good too...

I'm an ex-ovo-lacto-pesco who went back to the dark side (it was STEAK that did it for me, TYVM), but I still enjoy those MS veggie patties, especially with some Vermont maple syrup drizzled on top. Now I'm hungry....

[AmandaMae]

38. Meat smells repulsive. Knowing the cruelty that goes into it,

I could never be "tempted" by it. After you're vegan for a while I think you really start to not even be able to register meat and animal products as food. It would never even occur to me to eat bacon. It's not like vegetarians are constantly repressing some human need to eat meat. We don't want it.

[FLPanhandle]

41. Speak for yourself

When I was a vegetarian, I dreamed about hamburgers and steaks. Others said it would go away after 6 months or so. Nope. It never did. I went back to eating meat because I didn't like living with a repressed desire.

Maybe you don't, but don't speak for all vegetarians.

[Agony]

45. There is plenty of meat produced without cruelty probably just

not where you live or in your experience. I don't have any argument with your other statements.

[MoonRiver]

50. Slaughter is cruelty,

no matter how "humanely" it's done.

[datasuspect]

73. slaughter is the gateway to my belly

[quaker bill]

111. True, much like the death penalty

of course the animals would never have been born, but for the intent to raise and eventually slaughter them. Mom nature would never produce cattle in such number, in fact I don't think mom nature would have produced what we call cattle at all. They are quite poorly adapted and generally do not fare well in nature without regular feeding and medical intervention.

[Kali]

152. ...

:rofl:

you clearly no NOTHING about the cattle I live with

no extra feed, very little extra attention (calfhood vaccinations and castration for most males is about it) range raised in a 16 inch average annual rainfall semi-desert grassland, and very little changed from their NATURAL ancestors.

granted there are animals like you describe, but my herd is damn self sufficient and reproduce just fine with no extra inputs other than a little trace mineral salt and regular culling for market.

[quaker bill]

154. True I don't raise them

but I live in Fl with +/- 50 inches of rain and plenty of disease vectors in the environment. Alot of cattle are produced here, but with significant interventions.

[Liquorice]

97. Those are my feelings about it as well. nt

[Maru Kitteh]

100. It does smell gross. Really gross. n/t

[Foo Fighter]

131. It does indeed.

I hold my breath if I have to go by the meat department in a store. I just can't stand the smell.

[AngryAmish]

141. Yes, you are very pious

We all admire you.

[Kalyke]

42. I am not believing this!!

I cringe every time I hear someone on The Food Network say, "Everything tastes better with bacon," because it's simply not true.

To see so many people on a thread actually AGREE with me pleases me to no end! :hug:

On a side note, I was watching "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives" (hubby's choice - I don't care for greasy spoon shows), and a diner at some sandwich shop was eating a fried clam and bacon sandwich and said, "If everyone in the world would sit and eat one of these, there would be peace on earth," or something to that effect. Well, considering that the Middle East is probably the biggest powder keg of warring aggression, the diner's statement falls flat: neither Muslims or Jews can eat bacon.

Duh.

[nomb]

130. isn't it possible that the Middle East "is a powder keg" because neither side eats Bacon?

"a diner at some sandwich shop was eating a fried clam and bacon sandwich and said, "If everyone in the world would sit and eat one of these, there would be peace on earth," or something to that effect. Well, considering that the Middle East is probably the biggest powder keg of warring aggression, the diner's statement falls flat: neither Muslims or Jews can eat bacon."

Well consider this, what if the diner was right - isn't it possible that the Middle East "is a powder keg of warring aggression" simply because neither observant Jews nor Muslims can eat Bacon?



Food for thought indeed.

[cherokeeprogressive]

43. Bacon: The candy bar of meat. n/t

[Ohio Joe]

51. +1

mmmmmmm bacon :P

[blondeatlast]

57. Yes, indeed--and I very seldom eat meat. nt

[Generic Other]

137. Well then y'all might as well go the whole hog--chocolate bacon!

http://www.mariniscandies.com/product/BACON-01/ChocolateCoveredBacon.aspx

[smirkymonkey]

151. Believe it or not, there is a chocolate bar with bacon in it.

It's not bad.

[madinmaryland]

44. I think I will add bacon to the cheeseburger I order at lunch!

[MicaelS]

47. Bacon Explosion

2 pounds thick cut bacon
2 pounds Italian sausage
1 jar of your favorite barbecue sauce
1 jar of your favorite barbecue rub

http://www.bbqaddicts.com/blog/recipes/bacon-explosion/

[cherokeeprogressive]

58. Oh. My. God.

When the snow melts from the top of my grill...

Need I say more?

[Maine-ah]

153. you live in land of snow and you don't bbq in the winter?

many Maine-ahs bbq in the winter :) :hi:

[HarveyDarkey]

83. I've made that many times

but this is what I'm putting on the grill tomorrow:

Bacon Cheddar Chicken Wings

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJn_hLbatxs

[WillyT]

90. Bookmarking, LOL !!!

:evilgrin:

:woohoo:

[MoonRiver]

48. Not me!

I've been a vegetarian for close to 20 years and I can tell you the smell of meat, including bacon, makes me nauseous. :puke:

[eleny]

49. I had oatmeal for breakfast - and then hubby fried some bacon

When hubby offered me some I *had* to have one slice. Oh well, I can swim a few more laps at the rec center on Monday.

[lildreamer316]

64. eleny, try getting him to cook turkey bacon.

It smells almost as good and has 50-65% less fat than pork bacon. I love it.

[eleny]

102. We have that all the time and like it a lot

But I got some regular bacon for a recipe where the turkey bacon won't suffice. I know what you mean about the turkey bacon being so good. We like the uncured kind.

:hi:

[Goblinmonger]

52. I get the humor of this and all

but if the article had been about bacon being a gateway non-kosher food for orthodox Jews, would it have been that funny.

I've been vegetarian for 20+ years and it's just not going to happen. If it did, it would be lower on the food chain.

[Major Hogwash]

53. Wow, this goes a long way towards explaining my propensity for dating chubby chicks all my life.

Can't resist the smell of all that powerful goodness.

LoL

[Stuckinthebush]

54. That is what did it for me

I was a vegetarian for a long time. Then, bacon got me....

Then slim jims.

sigh

[WillyT]

55. 'Death By Bacon' Recipe

:wow::evilgrin::wow:

Link: http://www.holytaco.com/if-i-die-bacon-related-death-id-it-be-because/

:hi:

[The Straight Story]

56. Stuff it with hamburger, cover in cheese, and put it on a sub bun

I know what I am having for the super bowl :)

[riderinthestorm]

116. Holy shit!! That's evil!

You should post a warning or something....






(although I may make that tomorrow... }( My vegetarian daughter will go nuts!!)


I will say that every vegetarian I know is sorely tempted by bacon, and one or two will even fess up that bacon is their only "cheat". My sister runs our local green market and I know that what I buy from there will be locally produced, organically raised in humane conditions - I've visited their farms personally - and butchered in the most humane way possible.

[butterfly77]

147. That looks good except..

it needs some vegetables inside..

[yurbud]

59. that's ironic--every woman I've dated (and now married) for the last decade scolded me for eating it

[kudzu22]

61. Bacon is proof that God exists and wants us to be happy

[1620rock]

65. Bacon is proof that Jesus weeps and wants us to stop being cruel to the least of his creatures..

[mzteris]

68. and how sick did she get? n/t

[flvegan]

69. Some folks are weak.

Not much of a story there.

Admittedly, bacon does indeed taste good. I'd never suggest otherwise. That's why I eat it at least twice a week. It's just not made from some unfortunate, tortured animal.

[JanMichael]

78. Was it from this animal?

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uYTbZGDfHCY/RjkPfN0V5PI/AAAAAAAAAo0/51_G_NdofJY/s320/ameglian+cow.jpg

Because I know of no other that desires to be eaten and discusses the recipe with the eater.

[flvegan]

80. Sweet Jesus, what is that?

[krispos42]

110. I *think* it's from BBC's "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" movie

Which was probably made-for-TV.

It actually contained the first two books in the series. The second book is called "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe". One of the dishes is genetically-modified livestock that possess human-level intelligence. They also have a genetically hard-wired desire to be delicious to humans. So when you're seated, out comes one of the livestock, introduces himself, chats you up a little, points out the best and worst parts of his body, and when you've picked the parts you want (brisket, ribs, steaks) he takes your order back to the kitchen, then offs himself so the cooks can prepare him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI8GtDlW7X4&feature=related

Starts at the 6:10 mark and goes a few seconds into the next part.

[JanMichael]

112. Search this "A pig that wants to be eaten".

It's the dish of the day cow:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dish_of_the_Day_(cow)#Dish_of_the_Day

From the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

[bananas]

135. The Shmoo is another animal that desires to be eaten

"Shmoos are delicious to eat, and are eager to be eaten. If a human looks at one hungrily, it will happily immolate itself, either by jumping into a frying pan, after which they taste like chicken, or into a broiling pan, after which they taste like steak. When roasted they taste like pork, and when baked they taste like catfish. (Raw, they taste like oysters on the half-shell.)"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shmoo

[Hell Hath No Fury]

140. In 20+ years --

I have never been tempted like that. :shrug: It may initially smell good but one look at it in the pan -- the fat especially -- and my stomach quesses. :puke:

[dana_b]

149. exactly how I feel. bacon does smell good but

the actual product does not live up to the promise. I haven't eaten bacon or pork in 10 years and I can't see ever going back.

[CAG]

70. I can't believe Gaffigan's glorious bacon stand up isn't posted yet:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2uPdxUPnXU

[TwilightGardener]

106. Thank you--I must have seen that 20 times and I still laugh.

[grahamhgreen]

71. "Gateway Meat" LOL

[6000eliot]

72. Why are there two threads on this topic?

Are the pork people posting on DU now?

[Prometheus Bound]

74. "Opportunities to try...chocolate-covered bacon...might push some vegetarians over the edge."

OK, I realize this blog entry was intended as satire.

[dana_b]

150. from Top Chef:

Chocolate and bacon "lasagna" - gross!!!

http://www.bravotv.com/foodies/recipes/chocolate-amp-bacon-lasagna-with-apple-juice-amp-candy

[Unvanguard]

76. I've never eaten bacon in my life. And I don't intend to start.

I suppose there are some uses to growing up keeping kosher. :shrug:

[Codeine]

77. Bacon doesn't tempt me at all,

as I never much cared for it even when I ate meat. The only food I well and truly miss are proper "donut shop" donuts. Those tempt me mightily indeed, though I've never (yet) succumbed.

There are a few vegan donut places out there, but none in my corner of the universe.

[somone]

84. Hmm... Bacon

[undeterred]

85. As a new vegetarian I must admit that I was tempted by a BLT

and had to remind myself that bacon was no vegetable. Thinking about processing of meat for hot dogs and bacon quickly cured me of temptation, however.

[K8-EEE]

96. Have you tried Smart bacon?

I think it's yummy!

[FreeState]

87. Bacon was the last meat I ate - the hardest to give up

It still smells good too, but it's been a long time (about 18 years). I doubt I'll ever eat it again, but I see why others do.

[bemildred]

88. Yes! Yes! Kill Me! I admit it! I'm a bacon addict!

:sarcasm:

[K8-EEE]

91. LOL my vegan daughter would perish before touching the stuff

I kind of started liking the fake bacon too....I do eat meat but bacon always makes me feel sick. Maybe it's the nitrates or something.

BLTs with Smart Bacon and avocado are so delicious, even my super-carnie hub loves that!

[Lorien]

92. No, it's not. And for those gleefully singing the praises of bacon

I challenge each of you to Google "Earthlings documentary" and watch it from beginning to end.

[Raine]

94. Yuck, one of the most gross things ever

the sight and smell of it is hurl inducing. I ate it once as a kid and even the memory makes me want to :puke:

[Vickers]

99. Worse than hummus?

:shrug:

That shit is VILE.

:puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke:

[kudzu22]

133. I love hummus!

And I REALLY didn't think I would. Now I'm freakin' addicted! I seriously lick the container clean.

And I love bacon too :-)

[Lucian]

101. Bacon is disgusting.

I never eat it. I can't stand the smell. It's gross.

:puke: :puke: :puke:

[cherokeeprogressive]

121. Bacon is the SuperHero of bad for you food...

[apocalypsehow]

103. You haven't lived until you've had a Kansas City Chili-Bacon cheeseburger topped with Cole Slaw.

:9

[TwilightGardener]

104. I can understand that. I couldn't give up bacon--I like mine crispy and

dunked into my pancakes' maple syrup. Or piled on a BLT with avocado slices. Mmmmm, bacon...

[Duwamish]

108. Top 10 Bacon Quotes from Homer Simpson

Top 10 Bacon Quotes from Homer Simpson

1.(Lisa) "I'm going to become a vegetarian"
(Homer) "Does that mean you're not going to eat any pork?"
"Yes"
"Bacon?"
"Yes Dad"
"Ham?"
"Dad all those meats come from the same animal"
"Right Lisa, some wonderful, magical animal!"

2."Porkchops and bacon, my two favorite animals."

3."When your in my house you shall do as I do and believe who i believe in. So Bart butter your bacon."

4."Is it Bacon Day?"

5."Mmmm. Move over, eggs. Bacon just got a new best friend - fudge."

6."Not again! First you took away my Philly Fudgesteak. And then my Bacon Balls. Then my Whatchamachicken. You monster!"

7.Homer: I'll have the smiley face breakfast special. Uhh, but could you add a bacon nose? Plus bacon hair, bacon mustache, five o'clock shadow made of bacon bits and a bacon body.

Waitress: How about I just shove a pig down your throat?
(Homer looks excited)
Waitress: I was kidding.
Homer: Fine, but the bacon man lives in a bacon house!
Waitress: No he doesn't!

8." You know that feeling you get when a thousand knives of fire are stabbing you in the heart? I'm having that right now... Ooh, bacon!"

9."Mmm ... bacon"

10."Mmm ... unexplained bacon"

http://www.squidoo.com/I_Love_Bacon

[krispos42]

113. Stove Ownership

http://xkcd.com/418/

[cherokeeprogressive]

115. It's hilarious how threads like this bring out the

in some people.

[JanMichael]

117. Cute but I'm a tad more buff and not a zombie. Nice try though. nt.

[cherokeeprogressive]

118. Lighten up Francis. It was a joke.

No offense intended.

[JanMichael]

122. Shut the fuck up Donnie.

V.I. Lenin. Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov!

[pitohui]

119. hon i'm from the south & gonna tell u a secret IT REALLY TASTES THAT GOOD

yes it smells heavenly but it tastes heavenly also

they didn't make eating bacon a sin in the old testament right along w/ oral sex because it wasn't tempting...but because it WAS

bacon is good food period end of sentence

i myself the vegetarians i know can't/won't eat bacon and i even know beef eaters who won't eat bacon (the old pork is not clean thing, or the old pigs are intelligent/cows aint' intelligent thing) but honestly...anyone who is vegetarian over smells and flavor is not a vegetarian anyway

[Leithan]

120. Goddamn Canadians

Oh yeah, they're polite. Too polite. Just TOO freakin' polite!

[somone]

123. Bacon Ice Cream - You Know You Want It

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RnliZwqX5sk/SKsgS4oOGfI/AAAAAAAABVM/s0Y5YSgq0BM/s320/bacon+ice+cream2.jpg

http://jumboempanadas.blogspot.com/2008/08/bacon-ice-cream-you-know-you-want-it.html

[girl gone mad]

124. Bacon is nasty.

Good to know I'm not alone in thinking that.

[progressoid]

125. And it comes in handy for holiday decorating...

[somone]

126. Bacon Jesus!

[azul]

128. Seeing is believing.

Sweet Jesus, Holy Pig.

Now sacrosanct, and off limits for Christians too.

[garybeck]

129. I'm a vegetarian and bacon disgusts me. n/t

[LooseWilly]

132. Errhhhmm— sir, Bacon is Vegetarian. A waitress told me so, and she's a professional.

Sure, I was hungover and for a few seconds forgot all the rot I'd heard over the years that bacon was meat... so I ordered a BLT. When I remembered that bacon was an ingredient, being a proper vegetarian, I consulted with the waitress.

"The BLT is vegetarian, right?"

"Yeah," she said.

Voilá— bacon is a vegetable. Like lettuce and tomatoes.

[SteveG]

138. Bacon is disgusting, and I am a meat eater

I just cannot stand fatty meat.

[ecstatic]

139. I thought you were going to say it was a gateway because

it's put in a lot of salads.

[librechik]

142. bacon smells delicious even to confirmed ethnic vegans

They did a study many years ago and discovered the smell of bacon frying was the best smell of all smells to human beings of all walks of life. It's wired-in, apparently, to the lizard brain.

[prolesunited]

145. Ethnic vegan?

My son eats meat and I find the smell of it cooking is disgusting.

[librechik]

148. you know certain ethnic groups are vegans and have been for centuries. Hindus, for example

Lucky you! I am helpless before the smell of cooking bacon.

[cleanhippie]

143. Bacon tastes good! Pork chops taste good!

[Dappleganger]

144. Yes it is. *hangs head in shame*

I was on the McDougall diet which led me to stay on veg for about 6 years...and then one day couldn't resist my sister's bacon she offered one christmas.

Downhill all the way, morningstar never could beat the real taste.

[mainer]

156. McDougall was a bit of a fraud.

He emphasized extremely low-fat, vegetarian meals that consisted primarily of carbs and vegetables. But several people told me they saw him in restaurants dining on huge portions of meat.

[Dappleganger]

157. That diet was very good for me.

Never felt better while on it, now I feel like crap. Serves me right.

[DoBotherMe]

146. It turned "vegetarian since birth" Dhani Harrison

Did you get into the whole bacon craze in the last couple years?

I have friends who are like members of bacon of the month club. I don't even know what that is, but it sounds good. I was a vegetarian for years and then suddenly one day I just realized that bacon was the most awesome thing in the word. It's always the one to convert people from vegetarianism or veganism.

:wow:

http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/reverb/2010/10/dhani_harrison_on_good_bacon_g.php

Dana ; )

[mainer]

155. For pig lovers: you must attend this pig-eating event!

http://www.cochon555.com/menu/mission/

I just had a great time at Boston Cochon. Pork cooked (snout to tail) by various chefs. A veritable pig-out, including wines. Delicious.

[nemo137]

158. It's not even the best cured pig product!

Ham, of all types, is superior.