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It is a simple pleasure for millions of hungry Britons but researchers have uncovered the science behind the enduring appeal of the bacon sandwich. A complex chemical interaction in the meat is what produces the winning combination of taste and smell in a bacon buttie, according to an expert. The reaction between amino acids in the bacon and reducing sugars in the fat is what provides the simple snack with its appeal, according to Elin Roberts, science communications manager at the Centre for Life education centre in Newcastle. She explained that the chemical changes that take place when the bacon...

A MAN who stuffed a bacon roll in the mouth of a garage manager before punching him has escaped a jail sentence. Andre Cartwright, 36, had drunk 1.5 litres of vodka and a litre of Jack Daniels whiskey the night before he shoved the sandwich into the mouth of Peter Dodd, a court was told. Redhill magistrates heard on Thursday last week that Cartwright carried out the unexpected attack on Mr Dodd after entering Tadworth Tyres,in Shelvers Hill, on August 19 and asking for the manager. Leila Kessler, prosecuting, said that just beforehand Cartwright had bought the bacon roll from...

(KSL News) -- A man is facing charges after police say he apparently took a break from burglary to cook up some dinner. There's a characteristic smell and sound from frying bacon. That's what police say a Salt Lake homeowner encountered as he returned to his apartment late at night. He says he came home late Tuesday night and found a stranger sitting in his kitchen. He had fried up to two pounds of bacon he found in the refrigerator. The tenant quickly called police. Officers say the bacon-eater's speech was so slurred they didn't bother interviewing him. He was...