Bacon is bacon is bacon right?

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Bacon is bacon is bacon right?

January 27, 2013 by apocketofwords

Not in Japan.

I love bacon and I guess I was taking it for granted before moving to Japan because I just assumed that bacon in any country would essentially be the same. I didn’t expect maple flavored bacon but I did expect the bacon to cook the same. Sadly, it doesn’t. I thought it was my bacon frying skills that were getting rusty and that the temperature was too high. I even tried buying different brands and cuts of bacon only to have them all turn out like this (or worse).

It tastes fine but I would rather have my bacon evenly cooked. Unless I’m missing out on something, the only truly satisfying bacon experience I’ve had in Japan is from the ¥800 package of bacon you get from Costco. First of all, that’s damn expensive and since I don’t live anywhere near a Costco it’s a whole day excursion to go and get the bacon. The Meat Guy has bacon too and I’m sure its good but the price speaks for itself.

Maybe I’ll indulge next time and buy some bacon from an international supermarket.

I really miss my Canadian bacon and I don’t mean this

I mean this

Posted in Cooking, Food, Japan, Rant | Tagged bacon | 9 Comments

9 Responses

on January 27, 2013 at 12:06 pm | Reply Mark

Home misses you too, Shana. <3
on January 27, 2013 at 10:18 pm | Reply explodyfull

I have the same problem in London – I miss the pink Australian bacon. Everything in London is weird and RAW! (I recently read a blog post about an American in Australia complaining about Australian bacon so each to their own bacon right??)
- on January 27, 2013 at 10:37 pm | Reply apocketofwords
  
  I’m intrigued by this pink Australian bacon you speak of. Is it pink in color?
  - on January 27, 2013 at 10:46 pm explodyfull
    
    It is cured – not raw looking. It doesn’t get as juicy when you cook it and it is pink in colour kind of (ie not the colour of raw meat)
  - on January 27, 2013 at 10:46 pm explodyfull
    
    Kind of like how ham is pink-ish
on February 10, 2013 at 3:51 am | Reply withloveandchocolate

It’s so sad that good Bacon is hard to get when you go overseas. I’vd had similar issues in Europe and Asia.
- on February 10, 2013 at 6:32 pm | Reply apocketofwords
  
  It’s very sad
on March 4, 2013 at 9:09 pm | Reply Lauren Shannon

Hey- did you know we make our own bacon at KIMONO. From scratch, curing, smoking the whole works! We started making it because we didn’t like the bacon here either. You should come try some. OH and by the way- we sell it for take out too. 1250 500grams. for slicing and cooking at home. IT is amazing bacon btw. better than store bought anywhere.
- on March 4, 2013 at 9:22 pm | Reply apocketofwords
  
  Ooooh sounds tasty. I’ve been meaning to come by for brunch but my weekends have been insane!