~patches~ wrote:

>
> > I always thought it was too. My American relations always called
> > peameal bacon Canadian bacon when they were visiting us. What is
> > "Canadian bacon"?
> > John Kane, Kingston ON Canada
> >
> IMO, Canadian bacon is gross ham-like consistency thin slice stuff more
> popular in the US than Canada. It is a ruda awakening when you are
> expecting peameal bacon (Canadian bacon) and get the American version.
> Major ick!

Right you are. I discovered Canadian Bacon only recently. It was a smoked product
like ham, nothing at all like peameal bacon.