Canadian bacon vs. regular bacon

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Registered: 09-16-2003
Canadian bacon vs. regular bacon
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Wed, 05-05-2004 - 6:55pm
Okay, I feel really dumb right now. I bought some bacon last night. The label said "from Canada", so therefore I thought it was Canadian bacon. Now I realize that real canadian bacon is the round kind, right? I don't have time to stop at the store tonight and tomorrow for breakfast we're supposed to have bacon. I know I can sub something else for it, but I was so looking forward to it. Will it make that much of a difference if I microwave it so the grease isn't so bad??
 
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Registered: 03-19-2003
Wed, 05-05-2004 - 10:06pm

It's not on the foods-to-enjoy list.

Susan :)

 

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Registered: 12-19-2002
Thu, 05-06-2004 - 11:25am

Hi Gina, don't feel dumb....I made innocent mistakes like that several times right at first.

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Registered: 12-07-2003
Thu, 05-06-2004 - 11:53am
Ok let me clear this up.

Canadian Bacon is round like ham. Its called Canadian bacon because the traditional way to prepare it is by using maple syrop. In Canada, we also call it Canadian bacon and regular bacon, is called "bacon".

There is something new out in the supermarkets called "Canadian Bacon, Turkey style"... Has way less fatty ingredients than regular canadian bacon.

Reason why I want to clear this up is because I had a friend from Florida who came to visit and we went to do groceries together. She picked up regular bacon and said "hey this canadian bacon is like our normal bacon".... I couldn't help but laugh at her...

Well I hope this clears it up.

A good way to make Canadian Bacon is on the BBQ... I make it while I make dinner on the BBQ and warm it up the next day. It's really good.

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Registered: 09-16-2003
Thu, 05-06-2004 - 5:04pm
Thank you all for the clarification. Okay, so this morning is my day 2 of Phase 1 so I had scrambled eggs and 3 slices of regular bacon since I didn't have the canadian bacon or the turkey bacon. Does this mean I cheated???? I went to buy the canadian bacon last night, but backed out after I saw how expensive it was for so little bacon. I guess I should have bought the turkey bacon, but I forgot. Of course my dh was in heaven (he's doing this with me) because he loves bacon. So now I have to burst his bubble and tell him that's it for the regular bacon for now!

Gina

 
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Registered: 12-19-2002
Thu, 05-06-2004 - 6:39pm
The cost is why we generally use turkey bacon, too.
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Registered: 05-14-2004
Fri, 05-14-2004 - 8:31pm
Canadian bacon is TOTALLY different than regular bacon. It is MUCH leaner and better for you. Did you cheat with 3 slices of regular bacon? Absolutely. Sorry.