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[RedKing]

Keep in mind that U.K. bacon and U.S. bacon are cut from different areas of the pig.

Yep. Ours is from the belly, and U.K. bacon is what we'd call back bacon.


As a related sad/WTF, Burger King just unveiled its latest creation just in time for summer: the bacon sundae.

And for a sweet ending, the company is also offering a bacon sundae - vanilla soft serve with fudge, caramel, bacon crumbles and a piece of bacon - that started in Nashville, Tenn. earlier this year.

The salty-sweet dessert clocks in at 510 calories, 18 grams of fat and 61 grams of sugar.

Now I love bacon as much as the next salivating guy, but SRSLY?

Spoiler: Move over, Double Down. There's a new heartstopper in town. (click to show/hide)

[MetalSlimeHunt]

They aren't even trying anymore. They really believe we'll eat anything they give us.

[Skyrunner]

That seems gross.

[Bauglir]

They aren't even trying anymore. They really believe we'll eat anything they give us.

I dunno, they might be right. I won't eat it, but I predict an instant best seller.

[Dutchling]

*History Channel Aliens guy*
'Americans'

[RedKing]

As with the Double Down, I may have to try this just because. And as with the Double Down, I may find myself hating life the next day or two afterwards. On the face of it, it's not a horrible idea. Bacon *does* complement sweet things very well. I've had chocolate with tiny bits of bacon in it and it was delicious. I have no problem sopping up leftover pancake syrup with a strip of bacon.

But something about the texture of having chewy bacon bits in the midst of smooth ice cream...I dunno. 

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Cold ice cream. Don't forget that. Cold bacon is not best bacon by a long shot.

[RedKing]

Going to deliver dinner to some friends this evening. They just had their first child and she was 4 weeks early, and not doing well. This seems to be a recurring theme with our circle of friends.

We have one couple who lost their first child just before his 1st birthday to a genetic disorder. They knew he was terminal for at least six months before he died. Then they had twins, who were born *months* early and weighed about 1lb each. After four months in intensive care, they actually did OK and they just turned 2, but it's been a long hard road for them.

We have another couple who are trying really hard to have kids, but are infertile. They got pregnant once, but she miscarried at about 7 weeks and has been deeply depressed over it ever since.

Then we have this couple, who are a bit older (late 30's and early 40's), so they don't really have much of a window left for getting pregnant without major risks. And suddenly, bam....preemie baby with potential major issues.

And then we have me and my fertile loins (seriously...I come from some fertile damn bloodlines). We had two kids and weren't even really trying (we weren't NOT trying, just more of a "meh...if it happens, it happens"). No complications, no health issues.


And now even though I know nobody is consciously trying to be this way, it feels like it's driving a wedge between us and these sets of friends, because they all have this common bond in the difficulties they've had and we "can't understand what it's like". Like we should feel guilty for not having had to deal with miscarriages and infant deaths and infertility. And now I can't help but feel guilty anytime I so much as get irritated with my kids. 

[GlyphGryph]

Cold ice cream. Don't forget that. Cold bacon is not best bacon by a long shot.

Hot apple pie goes really well with cold ice cream though - who's to say this bacon isn't hot?

I don't actually think its that bad, or at least no worse than most of the sickening meals you carnivores put together. It's just dairy and meat, which you love on your sammiches. Is the problem that this isn't a bacon ice cream sandwich instead?

[RedKing]

Cold ice cream. Don't forget that. Cold bacon is not best bacon by a long shot.

Hot apple pie goes really well with cold ice cream though - who's to say this bacon isn't hot?

I don't actually think its that bad, or at least no worse than most of the sickening meals you carnivores put together. It's just dairy and meat, which you love on your sammiches. Is the problem that this isn't a bacon ice cream sandwich instead?

Ask, and ye shall receive.

[Lagslayer]

It's like ambrosia, but with more heart attacks.

Sorry glyph, edited.

[GlyphGryph]

My dog eats rocks and grass, that doesn't make him any less a carnivore. I assumed you just used it as a wrapper that you didn't have to dispose of afterwards - I'm not sure if you actually eat it as food.

[Greiger]

Hmm, that might be pretty good.  But it would have to depend on the preparation, the bacon would have to be warm, and lighter on the grease than bacon usually is.  Also it would probably be better with smaller chunks of bacon than that whole strip there.  I can just see eating that strip separately and then digging into the ice cream, while nothing but bacon bits would allow you to continue eating it with a spoon.

In short, I would try it as long as that portion pictured is less than $1.50.

Doubletake:  Oh wait that's BURGER KING bacon?  I worked at burger king for 4 years I would not touch that bacon with a 10 foot pole.   If somebody else used bacon that doesn't sit at uncovered room temperature for 16 hours I would try it.  There's really not that much I disagreed with about how Burger King prepared their food, but their bacon was horrifying.

[Gunner-Chan]

I like bacon but.... I've never been one for the hot + cold thing unless it's like fudge and ice cream, and with meat that seems even weirder.

Also I somewhat feel the need to ask about this. GlyphGryph is that tone about eating meat really necessary? Sure we get that you're a vegetarian, but that doesn't give you free reign to make those kinds of statements about people who eat meat. Unless they're joking, but even then they do kinda look like you're serious.

[GlyphGryph]

Considering like two posts before that was about me cooking bacon for people, I an safely say my tongue was firmly pressed against my cheek there.

I was, in fact, joking. Sorry, I may have been a bit to dry there, especially without the context of lagslayer's removed statement.