Note. People in Scotland, or maybe the UK in general, don't understand what "crispy bacon" is. Your bacon is just ham. It never gets crispy. Well-cooked ham is not crispy bacon. :P
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Heh. Although I personally hate bacon, it's always been disgusting to me but that's unusual, most people love bacon!
However, it isn't ham because bacon is meat taken from the back, loin or belly of the pig while ham is meat cut from the thigh or rump of the pig.
The difference is that American bacon comes from the belly while British bacon is cut from the loin back of the pig. The preparation and curing (whether smoked or unsmoked) is similar, it's just that the cut is different.
The cut of meat that’s used for British bacon is the same cut as "pork tenderloin" or "loin roast".
Ah, too bad... I looked it up and it doesn't seem like you can get American bacon in the UK (and Brits can't get British bacon in the USA), or not easily.
British bacon seems to me like the old fashioned country bacon that people in rural areas of the US eat. It doesn't get crispy easily either. "Streaky bacon" seems like the term they're using for bacon marbled with fat, which most American bacon is, but that can apply to either variety, as far as I can see. So if British people in the US want their kind of bacon, they should look for someone in a rural area with access to fresh meat, as opposed to store-bought. I'm not sure why the store-bought American bacon is so different, but that's what most people there are used to eating. I just think it's funny that they'll say "crispy bacon" in the UK, when it's anything but.
However, it isn't ham because bacon is meat taken from the back, loin or belly of the pig while ham is meat cut from the thigh or rump of the pig.
The difference is that American bacon comes from the belly while British bacon is cut from the loin back of the pig. The preparation and curing (whether smoked or unsmoked) is similar, it's just that the cut is different.
The cut of meat that’s used for British bacon is the same cut as "pork tenderloin" or "loin roast".
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I don't eat bacon but have you tried "streaky bacon"?
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Yes, 'streaky bacon' - still doesn't get crispy like American bacon, no matter how long you cook it.
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