> I'd like to hear from the non-U.S. folks on this one, if I may.
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> I was thinking just now about how every country seems to have their own kind of bacon. Well, three of them anyway. In the U.S., we have the best kind -- strips of meat and fat that, when you cook them, lose half their volume and make a tasty topping for burgers, side for eggs, BLT's, etc.
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> We also have (I think only because I live so close to the Canadian border because I don't ever remember seeing it when I lived in Virginia) what's called Canadian Bacon, which is more like ham than U.S. bacon, cut into strips or flakes -- it's a little tougher than ham but has a similar taste.
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> When I lived in England, we had English bacon, which is a truly bizarre food. (I suppose the English think the same about American bacon.) It *looks* like American bacon before it's cooked, but you can fry it and fry it and fry it, and it won't darken and shrivel up like it's supposed to. It'll retain its volume, barely darken at all, and you eat it with a fork and knife by itself. I can't say it was my favorite.
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> My questions:
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> (1) To Canadians (that means you, Wolfspirit), what do you get if you just order "bacon" in a restaurant? Do you get what we call "Canadian bacon," and if so, do you also have "American bacon" or something that refers to our kind of bacon? Or do you still have to say "Canadian bacon" to get Canadian bacon? Or is it Canadian bacon like a lot of misnamed foods in that it is not Canadian at all?
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> (2) To anyone else outside of these three countries (Brunnen-G, Paul A., etc; you know who you are), what kind(s) of bacon do you have there, and what do you call them? Do you have any of the above, or do you have a fourth kind I don't know about?
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> ("Bacon bacon bacon bacon THERE! What's it SAY? I can't READ!")

Pardon me for bending the rules, Sam, but as a US citizen, I need to comment on Canadian bacon. I've never seen it in Canada. However, I grew up on Canadian bacon in Kentucky 1938 to 1948 or so.
I've also eaten it in Tennessee and Florida before the mid-point of the century. To me, it's about as Canadian as French fries are French. Have you tried it on pizza? Better than pepperoni, saugage, regular bacon, etc.

Did anybody mention "fat-back?" It's a southern form of bacon that is thick and greasy. I suggest avoiding it at all costs.

I had something in England that was called bacon. It didn't look, taste, or smell like it. Like most English food, I didn't like it.

I got bacon and eggs in Wales. Just like home.

Worst bacon I ever ate? I got that at Denny's in Waikiki. Only ate one bite. Hawaii has the best and the worst food, but fortunately the best is more common.
Howard