Monsur Fromage du Pollet wrote:

> Wayne Boatwright wrote on 29 Jul 2005 in rec.food.cooking
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>>Except for the cornmeal, what is the difference between Canadian
>>bacon and peanmeal bacon? Canadian bacon I can usually take or
>>leave. I would practically kill for peameal bacon.
>>
>>TIA
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> Damn...I just threw a lb of peameal bacon out due to freezer burn.
>
> Any Canadian Bacon (Back Bacon) I've seen has a small piece of fat
> along one edge. Pea meal bacon doesn't. Pea meal bacon comes
> unsliced...All the back bacon I've seen was sliced.
>

Nope. We can buy pea meal bacon sliced. As to the difference, pea meal
bacon has a different flavour and texture than Canadian bacon. IMO,
Canadian bacon is very similar to thinly sliced ham. Pea meal bacon is
more like a treat from the Gods