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Bacon Goes Raw
Tamworth bacon is ready to eat.
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When I hear raw, I think crudités. Until now. The cured-meats experts at La Quercia have created bacon that needs no heat, making it the first raw, ready-to-eat bacon. La Quercia’s Tamworth bacon is salted, dried and smoked, akin to the technique for making other cured meats.
“Made just like a flat pancetta, it is cold-smoked with applewood, using only pork, sea salt and spices—no nitrates, nitrites or vegetable substitutes,” says Kathy Eckhouse, La Querica’s chief culinary officer and co-owner with her husband Herb. Sourced from a farm on a hillside of the Ozarks in Missouri, these Tamworth pigs are an endangered heritage breed known as “bacon pigs” because of their particular sweetness and tenderness and the quality of the fat.
Already picked up by renowned chefs, the raw-bacon trend is popping up on menus at the likes of Michelin-starred Vie in Western Springs, Ill., Monettes in Hawaii and Bricco in Harrisburg, Pa. Eckhouse suggests serving it uncooked or lightly cooked as part of a salumi platter with prosciutto, coppa or other cured meats; laying it atop hot bread or flatbread so it melts in and turns translucent; or wrapping it around scallops, asparagus or green onions and grilling or baking for an elegant appetizer. —Denise Shoukas
Bacon Inspiration
Now that we’ve got you hankering for bacon, here are other delicious ways to get your fix:
J&D’s Cheddar BaconPOP
From the makers of the famed Bacon Salt, which adds bacon flavor to whatever you desire (without the weight), as well as Baconnaise, BaconRanch and even Bacon Lip Balm, comes Cheddar BaconPOP, microwave popcorn imbued with the flavor of bacon. In a matter of minutes, you can enjoy two favorite foods in one.
MSRP: $3.99;
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The Peanut Shop Seasoned Virginia Peanuts in Bacon & Cheddar
The Peanut Shop of Williamsburg has taken its extra-large cooked Virginia Peanuts and added a variety of seasonings to create its line of Seasoned Virginia Peanuts. The stand-out flavor? Bacon & Cheddar, naturally. While you’re at it, try the other flavors, such as New Orleans Creole Style Nuts, Hot Southern Jalapeno Nuts and Honey Mustard Nuts.
MSRP($25/3-pack
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Skillet Street Food
Original Bacon Jam
What began as an inventive way to serve classic American food out of a vintage Airstream trailer in Seattle has grown to become an enterprising business and a brick-and-mortar restaurant. But most important, Skillet Street Food came up with the Original Bacon Jam. Simmering high-quality bacon, spices and onions, this addictive spread is now available nationwide and in Canada.
MSRP: $14;
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