Chemical reaction that explains the appeal of the bacon sandwich (Scientific Breakthrough!)

Daily Telegraph ^ | April 06 2009 | Daily Telegraph

[skinkinthegrass]

You need a pic

...that...looks ...SO GOOD!

[CitizenM]

I love BLT’s. Eat em most every day for breakfast. But, Front Page news/Activism...hmmmm, not quite.

[MarkL]

Bacon is NOT a "simple snack." Bacon is a way of life! Everything is made better with bacon. If it can't be made better with bacon, it's simply not worth eating. As Emril says, "pork fat rules!"

Mark

[MarkL]

Doesn’t work on me then. I don’t like bacon.

I claim your share!

Mark

[Rembrandt]

“When I was in elementary school this school yard lady took away my bacon sandwich said it was unhealthy. She made me eat the school food and charged me for it! B****.”

Whooda thunk that Hilarious was once a school worker.

[MarkL]

Meat is murder...tasty tasty murder.

I saw a comedian once who said something along the lines of, "I love animals... Petting them is good. Eating them is better!"

Mark

[SunkenCiv]

Definitely.

How I Learned to Love Goat Meat
New York Times | April 1, 2009 | HENRY ALFORD
Posted on 04/01/2009 11:25:28 PM PDT by nickcarraway
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2220502/posts

[MilspecRob]

Oh yes, yes, yes, and extra mayo

[Larry Lucido]

“BBB is even better”

Ah, yes. Bacon, boloney and bratwurst!

[MarkL]

There was a restaurant in KC that's now closed, but they had a sandwich they called "Heart Attack on a Plate." It was a BLT, where they started out with a 1 pound (uncooked) package of bacon for your sandwich. And it was cooked to order.

YUM!

Mark

[Seven plus One]

Bacon Explosion Wellington All of the bacony goodness of the Explosion, but dressed up for fancy eatin'. Easy to make too. And it won't immediately freak out the non-baconists at the soiree.

[expatpat]

Brit bacon is a lot leaner than US bacon. But what is the brown sauce?

[Rastus]

[wastedyears]

I prefer sausage, but that’s just me.

[uglybiker]

BACON! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!

[tubebender]

Not sure I want to know old chap...

[babygene]

On the whole, people who don’t eat bacon are less stable individuals. You can dispute this, but I can statistically back it up...

You need to eat it even if you don’t like it.

[odin2008]

Oh dear God, I want one!

[aruanan]

She added: "Fats mean that there are some reducing sugars in there as well. When it's really hot – that's when the Maillard reaction starts."

Right now I'm doing a Maillard reaction with thin beef strips cooked in coconut milk with chilis, mango, and dried cranberries. My refrigerator/freezer just conked out so I've been cooking a lot of meat.

[LanaTurnerOverdrive]

“Bacon Sandwich” means something else where I come from.