#oneaday Day 131: Bacon

I thought I'd write about bacon today. Bacon is one of those things that the Internet has turned into an annoying meme, but for those who eat meat there's little denying the considerable pleasures that bacon has to offer.

The reason I bring it up is that I think I've discovered the greatest bacon I've ever put in my mouth. It's the Woodside Farms brand of bacon, exclusive to Tesco. Andie happened to bring some home from her trip away, and it was so delicious we immediately went out and bought some more.

I think the reason it tastes so good is that it's a little bit saltier than your average cheap own-brand bacon you get from a supermarket, and that means it's absolutely packed with flavour — so much so that you almost don't need sauce with it. Almost. It's not a proper bacon sandwich without HP sauce. It also crisps up super-well when you fry it, giving a nice bit of crunch to whatever final form you give it, be it a sandwich or a full English.

Bacon is one of those things that I get oddly… I'm not sure if "nostalgic" is the right word, but it certainly gets the old brain cells firing. I associate the smell and taste of bacon with morning breakfasts back home with my parents, since a bacon sandwich was typically a regular weekend treat (as it often is in my house now!) but there are also other memories attached, too — memories that aren't necessarily ones I particularly want to go back to. When I was going through a particularly tough period in my life shortly after my first wife left me, I wrote a surprisingly emotionally harrowing piece about making a bacon sandwich. A fine example of writing as an "outlet" for emotions there, I think.

So yeah. I don't really have a point, other than the fact that bacon is pretty cool and has always been a part of my life. And this particularly delicious bacon we've had recently reminded me of that. Meat-eaters, next time you're in the vicinity of a Tesco, be sure to pick some up; you won't be disappointed.