How Bacon Can Make Any Dish Suck

Published on Wednesday, February 24, 2010, by Joyce Slaton / Edit Post

Bacon is delicious, rich, fatty; we all know this, says Chef Tim Love in the Daily Beast. But this thing where we put it in everything, that's got to stop. The bacon flavor takes over, for starters: "With any ingredient, no matter how versatile, it is the chef's job to temper it. Instead, because it's so popular right now, bacon serves as the quick fix to provide crowd-pleasing smoky fatty richness and flavor." It's familiar, it's easy, and it's also tired: "When eaters see bacon on a menu, they know exactly what they're getting, just like the familiar reassurance of a slice of pizza or French fries. Plus, bacon's just never fancy, so no one feels intimidated ordering it."

Could we please get past it? No bacon-wrapped beer mugs. No bacon candles. No more cocktails with a strip of bacon in them. Try a new pig part, maybe even a whole different animal. Love's a dove hunter; hey, would it count if we started knocking off city pigeons?

Are you sick of bacon being slapped onto everything?

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  • The use of bacon in drinks and non-savory dishes is a bit much.
    Bacon mug - a gratuitous waste of good bacon that should be punished.
    Bacon candles, hmmm ......

  • I agree with the overuse of bacon on everything and also with the egg on top of everything too. Bacons good but use in moderation!

  • I can't believe there are so many bacon haters! Oh well, more for me and skindog!

  • I'm also tired of the "top everything with a fried egg" food meme.

  • Thank goodness someone chimed in about the greatness of bacon. I think I'll go make my favorite sandwich. Bacon served open-faced on a bed of hickory smoked bacon, topped with bacon flavored bacon and cured bacon bits :-)

  • Thanks for saying what I've been thinking all along!

  • I strongly disagree. Bacon is the single most awesome food that mankind has created. If you don't like the bacon dish, just order something else!

  • I saw a guy on some food show. His specialty deep fried bacon. Yuck.

  • Hell yes. Get over it. Bacon is good, we all enjoy it but the pop obsession with it is infantile.

    May bacon infatuation go the way of the moustache finger tattoo.

  • I've been saying this for a year now. Sheesh.