On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 13:34:13 +0100, "Shaun aRe"
> wrote:

>isn't the term 'bacon' often used for any cuts of cured pork? Besides,
>there's 'bacon' there in your recipe anyway ',;~}~
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Is a cured ham "bacon"? Are cured spareribs "bacon"? No not at all.
Bacon is bacon.

Salted and (or) smoked meat from the back and sides of a pig. American
bacon (or "streaky bacon" as it's known in Britian) is a very fatty
slab taken from the underside of a pig. The sliced bacon found in
grocery stores is usually cured and smoked.

Canadian bacon, taken from the loin or back of the pig, is closer to
ham in taste and texture.