Makin’ Bacon
Everyone loves bacon.* Thus, I thought the vid below – on how the stuff is made – was pretty interesting… if not particularly appetizing.
No, don’t worry: unless you’re a vegetarian, it’s not particularly gross. It’s just… so clinical and sterile. Not to mention, I feel kinda sorry for the workers – to spend hours each day tending a greasy, bacon-smelling assembly line would be more than I could handle.
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0DbcUUO-hI]
*Ok, nearly everyone – I’m no fan.
September 9, 2010
Makin’ Bacon – http://blog.ultimatefatburner.com/2010/0…
September 10, 2010
I used to eat bacon, but have given it up for quite a while. My wife and son love their bacon. They order it every chance they get.
I would guess it’s like any other job, you get used to the sites and smells after a while.
September 10, 2010
I agree with you.. this is so gross!
I hate bacon, seriously. In general, pork makes me sick ._. i’m not a vegetarian, Muslim or whatever.. I just hate it.
I much prefer chicken, turkey, beef and beans when it comes to proteins. Why choose something with this much fat in it? How gross 🙁
September 10, 2010
Alas – because people think it tastes good. But smoky/salty fat ain’t mah thang, either. It undoubtedly served a purpose way back when… when people performed hard manual labor every day and needed the calories. Beyond that, it kept well and could be used as a source of flavoring for many other plain foods, like beans – during the winter, I don’t doubt that meals were quite dull for most rural folks.
But that was then and this is now… indulging an appetite for practically pure grease is pretty counter-productive.