"~patches~" > wrote in message
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> Monsur Fromage du Pollet wrote:
>
>> Wayne Boatwright wrote on 29 Jul 2005 in rec.food.cooking
>>
>>
>>>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
>>>
>>
>>
>> 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

It's all a matter of taste. But peameal isn't smoked and you can have
Canadian as thick as you want it. Just buy it by the piece instead of
slices.

MoM