Cured meat · cured

Back bacon

Also called bacon medallions, rashers

British-style bacon cut from the pork loin with a strip of belly attached; lean and meaty. Fried for breakfast and sandwiches.

Gluten-freeDairy-free

What can replace it

  • T2 · GoodGammon

    Thicker and saltier; slice thinly before frying.

  • T2 · GoodSmoked bacon

    Often streaky and smokier, with more fat.

  • T2 · GoodStreaky bacon

    Fattier and thinner with no lean eye; crisps rather than staying tender.

  • T3 · In a pinchCooked ham

    Already cooked, softer and less salty; just warm through.

  • T3 · In a pinchPancetta

    Fattier belly cut with no lean loin; better diced than as a rasher.

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