Danish bacon

Nordic cured pork

Danish bacon is bacon produced in Denmark or according to Danish methods, characterized by lean meat from specially bred pigs and a distinctive curing process.

It typically comes from the back of the pig rather than the belly, yielding longer, meatier rashers than American-style bacon.

Denmark became a major bacon exporter to Britain in the late nineteenth century, and the term still implies quality cured pork: British breakfasts traditionally feature Danish bacon.

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Cured pork with fat bands

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