British bacon
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One of the few failings of that great country of yours, LOL! Try this site <BR>http://www.classicengland.co.uk/gour...fe/scaife.html and I am sure there are many more on the web. Try WWW.Google.com, the best search engine going.
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Hello... <BR> <BR>I know what you mean - I'm a brit living in Seattle - All I know is that my place - The British Pantry in Redmond, Washington get in frozen either Danish Bacon (usually unsmoked - which is what most brits eat) or they get in Irish Bacon (a bit more fatty).. <BR> <BR>You never know your local Brit Import store might get deliveries. <BR> <BR>NB: There was a time with the foot and mouth scare that we couldn't get it - back, but that seems to be over.
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Can any of you British bacon experts out there tell me the difference between the following cuts of bacon: <BR>bacon ends, collar, back, short back, middle and streaky? Which is used for the "traditional" British breakfast. Is smoked better than non-smoked?
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Fred, <BR> <BR> "Streaky" means Bacon that is "laced" with streaks of fat. The other terms refer to the part of the pig that the bacon came from. Personally speaking I prefer smoked to unsmoked. I don't think there is an English equivalent to the kind of bacon served in the US. This is always far too dry & crispy for my taste ( I've been to the USA five times ) but I understand that's how Americans like it.
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I've found another site that imports british bacon.... <BR> <BR>Plus, as the last poster advised the cuts are according to where the bacon is taken from. I've never heard or (I think) eaten bacon ends, collar (probably have to boil these bits). But back and middle are very popular cuts for grilling and frying.. <BR> <BR>For a "traditional" english breakfast - I guess it depends where you ate your english breakfast - Up north as they would say the bacon can be pretty thick and can be fatty (coming straight from the farm - huge generalization there)... <BR> <BR>However, having tried various styles of "traditional" english breakfasts over the years - I would still go for the packaged middle Danish Bacon that has been grilled not fried with fried egg and mushrooms with grilled tomatoes swimming in (UK) baked beans... <BR> <BR>For buying the above... I found this site on the web that looks promising and reasonably priced.. I haven't tried them, but it might be worth ordering a batch to see if it's the right stuff. <BR> <BR>http://www.goodwoods.com/bacon.html <BR>They seemed to be based in Texas and Express the food to you. <BR> <BR>Good Luck...