John Westfield

I'm a lifelong cooking enthusiast with a special love for strange and underused ingredients. I hope this blog helps open your mind to more of the wonderful edible treasures around us.

Do bacon bits have meat?

I checked out three popular brands of bacon bits to see just what they’re made of. Oscar Mayer Real Bacon Bits In Oscar Mayer’s crunchy version of bacon bits, the fully-cooked meat is 100% real bacon, cured with water, sugar, sodium phosphates, sodium ascorbate, and sodium nitrite. Also, what is the difference between bacon bits …

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Is bacon okay for dogs?

Let’s get the most obvious reason out of the way; your dog loves bacon. Some additional things to keep in mind: good for pregnant or nursing dogs, reward good behaviour, test if your dog is feeling unwell, can help to soften food, fats make a shiny coat, get a scared rescue dog to eat, add …

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Canadian bacon vs ham?

• Eating: Taste: Bacon has a crispy taste. Ham is moister than bacon. This is what my research found. The basic difference between Ham and Canadian Bacon is the composition. While Canadian bacon is taken from the lion region on the pig’s back, ham consists of meat from the legs, shank and butt. The Canadian …

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Why did bacon rebel?

Modern historians have suggested that the rebellion was a power play by Bacon against Berkeley and his favoritism towards certain members of the court . While Bacon was on the court, he was not within Berkeley’s inner circle of council members and disagreed with him on many issues. Nathaniel Bacon led an armed revolt against …

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