bacon
Cured pork belly
Bacon is cured meat from a pig, typically from the belly or back, sliced thin and fried until crisp.
It's a breakfast staple in American and British cuisine, prized for its salty, smoky flavor and satisfying crunch.
Bacon has become something of a cultural phenomenon, appearing in everything from desserts to novelty items: bacon-wrapped dates, maple bacon donuts.
To bring home the bacon is to earn a living or achieve success.
To save someone's bacon is to rescue them from trouble. (Capitalized Bacon is a surname.)
Uncooked cured Italian ham
- pancettaItalian salt-cured belly
- guancialeCured pork jowl
- lardonsDiced cured pork fat
- rashersBacon servings
dry-cured · charcuterie · speck · slab · belly · jowl · nitrate · brine
Brittle and snapping
- crunchyBreaking with sound
- sizzleSound of frying
- goldenBright yellow, or precious
- friedCooked in hot fat
charred · crackling · browned · chewy · rendered · limp · rubbery · snappy
Appetizing, not sweet
fatty · succulent · indulgent · aromatic · mouthwatering · flavorful · greasy · porky
Shallow pan for frying
- pan-friedCooked in shallow fat
- bakedCooked by dry heat
- grilledCooked on metal bars
- renderedDepicted or processed
drippings · grease · splatter · microwave · oven · stovetop · cast-iron · tongs
Abbreviated sandwich name
- carbonaraEgg-and-pork pasta
- wrappedCovered in material
- bitsSmall portions or pieces
- crumblesBreaks into fragments
cheeseburger · quiche · salad · loaded · topping · garnish · lardons
Dense North American hardwood
- applewoodLumber from fruit trees
- mesquiteThorny desert legume
- mapleSap-yielding hardwood tree
- pecanEdible hickory seed
oak · alder · cherrywood · smokehouse · woodsmoke · smoky · kiln · beech
pork
Pig as food
slice · chewy · cured · fried · baked · crumbled · pig · meat · butcher · hog
prosciutto
Uncooked cured Italian ham
rashers · dry-cured · charcuterie · speck · slab · belly · jowl · nitrate · brine · curing
crispy
Brittle and snapping
fried · charred · crackling · browned · chewy · rendered · limp · rubbery · snappy · crispness
savory
Appetizing, not sweet
rich · fatty · succulent · indulgent · aromatic · mouthwatering · flavorful · greasy · porky · satisfying
skillet
Shallow pan for frying
rendered · drippings · grease · splatter · microwave · oven · stovetop · cast-iron · tongs · drain
BLT
Abbreviated sandwich name
crumbles · cheeseburger · quiche · salad · loaded · topping · garnish · lardons
hickory
Dense North American hardwood
pecan · oak · alder · cherrywood · smokehouse · woodsmoke · smoky · kiln · beech · peaty
eggs
Reproductive cells in shells
- pancakesFlat griddled breakfast cakes
- wafflesBatter cooked in grid
- toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
hashbrowns · sausage · omelette · coffee · juice · muffins · bagels · cereal · porridge · yogurt
streaky
Marked with bands
slab · belly · jowl · collar · loin · ends · pieces · bits · crumbles · strips
- breakfastpancakes, eggs Benedict, waffles, French toast, eggs
- foodsapple, beef, bananas, banana, bean
- meatbeef, pork, chicken, steak, ham
- American foodhamburger, cheeseburger, burger, burgers, hamburgers
- cooked dishesbrisket, burger, casserole, fried chicken, fried rice
- fast food itemsbun, patty, fries, nuggets, ketchup
bacontofu
Coagulated soy milk block
tempeh · vegetables · seitan · vegan · plant-based
baconkale
Loose-leafed cabbage relative
quinoa · oatmeal · salad · celery · steamed vegetables
baconkosher food
Religiously sanctioned Jewish cuisine
halal meat · kosher · halal · beef bacon · turkey bacon
- bacon and eggsClassic American breakfast combo
- eggs and baconTraditional breakfast combination
- bacon bitsChopped crispy cured pork
- bring home the baconBe the breadwinner
- bacon cheeseburgerSandwich with meat trio
- bringing home the baconEarning the family's livelihood
bacons, baconburger, baconburgers, bacon and eggs, turkey bacon