Bacon is deemed to be one of the tastiest foods in Western culture. There are numerous sites devoted to this topic. There are even fan clubs. Astonishingly, there are actually Bacon shoes (these are not genuinely made out of Bacon but are rather made to appear as if they have been - do an online query if you do not believe me).

This, perhaps unforeseen popularity, makes me intrigued. Who invented bacon? How to cook bacon? Can you microwave bacon? How to make bacon? Can we do this ourselves? Which are the best bacon recipes? Is Bacon Healthy? Why do people love it so much?

Fortunately, the internet is a wonderful place to look for resources for such information. A quick query shows that Bacon is simply cured meat that is made from certain parts of a pig. There are numerous types of bacon which come from different areas of the pig (its belly, its side, its loins, its shoulder and even its cheeks). Furthermore, there are lots of methods of preparing it: it can be smoked, boiled, fried, baked, grilled, used as a additive in a salad and in numerous other manners. And certainly,, bacon can most definitely be microwaved (i.e. using a microwave bacon cooker), and this is a thing we can do ourselves.

Because Bacon is made from pigs (though in some countries, non-pig based bacon-like foods are also referred to as bacon, which is in my honest opinion plainly does not count), is actually prohibited to eat for followers of Judaism and Islam. Judaism treats pigs as ‘dirty’ or ‘tainted’ creatures and as such, all meats prepared from them are prohibited.

I need to finish, my Broccoli Bacon Chicken and Chilled Cauliflower Salad is waiting for me. I suggest you go and buy some. You know you want to.

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