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of the subject</b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> You may <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bacon_mania&action=edit">improve this article</a>, discuss the issue on the <a href="/wiki/Talk:Bacon_mania" title="Talk:Bacon mania">talk page</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_wizard" title="Wikipedia:Article wizard">create a new article</a>, as appropriate.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">May 2024</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chocolate_bacon.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Chocolate_bacon.jpg/220px-Chocolate_bacon.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Chicken_Fried_Bacon.jpg/440px-Chicken_Fried_Bacon.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>Sodolak's <a href="/wiki/Chicken-fried_bacon" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicken-fried bacon">chicken-fried bacon</a></figcaption></figure> <p><b>Bacon mania</b> is passionate enthusiasm for <a href="/wiki/Bacon" title="Bacon">bacon</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a><sup id="cite_ref-Bacon_mania_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bacon_mania-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a 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has been traced to the late 1990s when high-protein foods became a more prominent <a href="/wiki/Dieting" title="Dieting">diet</a> focus due in part to the <a href="/wiki/Atkins_diet" title="Atkins diet">Atkins diet</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Fat_of_the_land_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fat_of_the_land-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since then, bacon-focused events and gatherings celebrating the food have been reported and bacon-related exploits have been featured in the media. Many have criticized bacon mania due to the promotion of processed meats. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Innovation">Innovation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bacon_mania&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Innovation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bacon_donut.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Bacon_donut.jpg/220px-Bacon_donut.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Bacon_donut.jpg/330px-Bacon_donut.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Bacon_donut.jpg/440px-Bacon_donut.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3888" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption>A Bacon Maple Bar from <a href="/wiki/Voodoo_Doughnut" title="Voodoo Doughnut">Voodoo Doughnut</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portland,_Oregon" title="Portland, Oregon">Portland, Oregon</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2014Tday-3.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="uncooked bacon wrapped turkey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/2014Tday-3.JPG/220px-2014Tday-3.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/2014Tday-3.JPG/330px-2014Tday-3.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/2014Tday-3.JPG/440px-2014Tday-3.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>A bacon wrapped turkey just prior to cooking in a <a href="/wiki/Big_Green_Egg" title="Big Green Egg">Kamado oven</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2014Tday-4.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="cooked bacon wrapped turkey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/2014Tday-4.JPG/220px-2014Tday-4.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/2014Tday-4.JPG/330px-2014Tday-4.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/2014Tday-4.JPG/440px-2014Tday-4.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>Barbecued bacon wrapped turkey</figcaption></figure> <p>Newer bacon creations have joined more traditional foods like the <a href="/wiki/BLT" title="BLT">BLT</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cobb_salad" title="Cobb salad">Cobb salad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clams_casino" title="Clams casino">clams casino</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Club_sandwich" title="Club sandwich">club sandwich</a>. Dishes include hard-boiled eggs coated in mayonnaise encased in bacon (the "heart attack snack")<sup id="cite_ref-AlterBacon_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AlterBacon-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Wendy%27s" title="Wendy's">Wendy's</a> 'Baconator' (six strips of bacon on a half-pound cheeseburger).<sup id="cite_ref-AlterBacon_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AlterBacon-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The growing popularity of bacon has also encouraged product introductions such as <a href="/wiki/Bacon_salt" class="mw-redirect" title="Bacon salt">bacon salt</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Maple_bacon_donut" title="Maple bacon donut">maple bacon donuts</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Baconnaise" title="Baconnaise">baconnaise</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Bacon" title="Bacon">Bacon</a> food oddities include the <a href="/wiki/Bacon_explosion" class="mw-redirect" title="Bacon explosion">bacon explosion</a> ("a barbecued meat brick composed of 2 pounds of bacon wrapped around 2 pounds of sausage"),<sup id="cite_ref-AlterBacon_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AlterBacon-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Chicken-fried_bacon" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicken-fried bacon">chicken-fried bacon</a>, bacon-infused vodka,<sup id="cite_ref-AlterBacon_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AlterBacon-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Bacon_ice_cream" title="Bacon ice cream">bacon ice cream</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Bacon_jerky" title="Bacon jerky">bacon jerky</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Chocolate-covered_bacon" title="Chocolate-covered bacon">chocolate-covered bacon</a>, all popularized over the internet.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bacon has been adapted into products including bacon bubble gum, bacon band-aids, sizzling-bacon-flavored <a href="/wiki/Rolling_paper" title="Rolling paper">rolling papers</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-rollingsupreme_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rollingsupreme-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and bacon air freshener. A bacon alarm clock that wakes people up with the smell of cooking bacon has been announced.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A 2009 story in <i>The Baltimore Sun</i> describes bacon as being "more than bacon," and stated that for "obsessive and adoring Bacon Nation it's about cheap thrills and a chance for Internet fame."<sup id="cite_ref-Bacon_nation_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bacon_nation-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Calling it "like an extreme sport", the article described the innovators and enthusiasts celebrating bacon in all its incarnations.<sup id="cite_ref-Bacon_nation_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bacon_nation-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organization">Organization</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bacon_mania&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Organization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The increased interest in bacon has led to Bacon-of-the-month clubs,<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> bacon recipe contests, blogs,<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a dating app for bacon lovers,<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and even "bacon camps."<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Seattle hosted a "bacon camp" where bacon was included in an assortment of bacon dishes and other bacon-related items. Bacon has even been referred to as a fashion statement after a bacon bra was photographed.<sup id="cite_ref-Bacon_mania_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bacon_mania-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <i><a href="/wiki/Portland_Monthly" title="Portland Monthly">Portland Monthly</a></i> noted that "Bacon is such a quintessential breakfast staple, even vegetarians stake a claim to their own versions."<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A website called "Bacon Today" was started to provide updates about bacon related happenings.<sup id="cite_ref-Bacon_nation_21-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bacon_nation-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <i><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Weekly" class="mw-redirect" title="San Francisco Weekly">San Francisco Weekly</a></i> reported on the first "BaconCamp" held "in solidarity with the growing popularity of events (see the recent Grilled Cheese Invitational)" and reported that the event "demonstrated just how much of a high bacon is currently on in terms of notoriety and how far people are able to stretch one culinary theme".<sup id="cite_ref-BaconCampr_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BaconCampr-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The event included lectures on bacon as art, a <a href="/wiki/PowerPoint" class="mw-redirect" title="PowerPoint">PowerPoint</a> presentation of the Obacon project (a recreation of the famous <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama_%22Hope%22_poster" title="Barack Obama "Hope" poster">Obama Hope poster</a>), as well as judging and awards.<sup id="cite_ref-BaconCampr_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BaconCampr-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The slide show from the event includes a wide range of innovative food and decorative bacon entities.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i>San Francisco Weekly</i> advised those attending to live, breathe, and smell like it and to bring a bacon dish.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Events">Events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bacon_mania&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In and around <a href="/wiki/Baltimore" title="Baltimore">Baltimore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a>, bacon has featured at various eating and drinking establishments. There is a "clamoring" for the bacon happy hour at Bad Decisions bar in <a href="/wiki/Fells_Point" class="mw-redirect" title="Fells Point">Fells Point</a> which includes a menu that is completely redone with bacon dishes and big bowls of bacon served on the bar (using up to 30 pounds of bacon in a two-hour period).<sup id="cite_ref-Bacon_nation_21-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bacon_nation-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A café in <a href="/wiki/Hampden,_Baltimore" title="Hampden, Baltimore">Hampden</a> offers the Bacon Bulleit, a cocktail of bourbon, lemon, and maple syrup, "with applewood smoked bacon replacing the swizzle stick."<sup id="cite_ref-Bacon_nation_21-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bacon_nation-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The "<a href="/wiki/Matt_Timms" title="Matt Timms">Bacon Takedown</a>" competition in Brooklyn, New York, was held March 29, 2009,<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and featured 30 contestants vying for the best bacon dish. The winner was bourbon-bacon ice cream. The "Bacon Mania" ABC News segment covered the event and noted that $2 billion in bacon was sold in the United States in 2008 and that "with the bacon business booming... you might say our love affair with the breakfast meat is more passionate than ever".<sup id="cite_ref-BM_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BM-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 28, 2009, the second annual <a href="/wiki/Blue_Ribbon_Bacon_Festival" title="Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival">Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival</a> in Des Moines Iowa hosted a sell-out event for more than 300 people.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> First held March 1, 2008, on <a href="/wiki/National_Pig_Day" title="National Pig Day">National Pig Day</a>, it was founded by Brooks Reynolds,<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the 2013 sold 8000 tickets in three minutes.<sup id="cite_ref-love_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-love-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Humor about bacon includes an <a href="/wiki/April_Fools%27_Day" title="April Fools' Day">April Fools' Day</a> story about a putative all-bacon restaurant<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the supposed creation of "squeezable bacon" including a video advertisement.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A group of graduate students in <a href="/wiki/Boulder,_Colorado" title="Boulder, Colorado">Boulder, Colorado</a>, established an International Bacon Day celebration.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In Portland, Oregon, there are multiple bacon events each year, including Portland Baconfest. These are described as "some of the happiest places in the world" by attendees. These events focus on fun just as much as bacon.<sup id="cite_ref-pdxpipeline_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pdxpipeline-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Possible_decline">Possible decline</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bacon_mania&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Possible decline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Negative publicity surrounding <a href="/wiki/Swine_flu" class="mw-redirect" title="Swine flu">swine flu</a>, although not transmitted via pork product consumption,<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> hit sales and prices in the pork industry in 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Heather_Lauer" class="mw-redirect" title="Heather Lauer">Heather Lauer</a>, author of <i>Bacon: A Love Story</i>, said of the impact, "Bacon has been around for thousands of years. It has survived numerous health scares. Anyone who attempts to capitalize on this recent event in an effort to destroy the best meat ever will fail."<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Efforts to alleviate flu concerns and fight back against the anti-pork and bacon tide were reported.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bacon_mania&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1259569809">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 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.id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFHepola2008" class="citation news cs1">Hepola, Sarah (July 7, 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/07/07/bacon_mania/">"Bacon mania: Why are Americans so batty for bacon? It's delicious, it's decadent--and it's also a fashion statement"</a>. <i>Salon</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 5,</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Bacon+Mania%3A+Are+U.S.+Pigs+Magical%3F&rft.pub=San+Diego+Union-Tribune&rft.date=2009-04-03&rft.aulast=Lapan&rft.aufirst=Tovin&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.signonsandiego.com%2Fentertainment%2Fstreet%2F2009%2F04%2Fbacon_mania_are_us_pigs_magica_1.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABacon+mania" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"<a href="/wiki/Robin_Roberts_(newscaster)" title="Robin Roberts (newscaster)">Robin Roberts</a> also talked about Bacon-mania, and the country seemingly going bacon-obsessed. 'Baconographers' say this is because bacon is a comfort food, and people are taking highly great pleasure in eating something that's nutritionally taboo, and then extracting even more bliss by exponentially increasing the decadence factor!" <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFTamsen" class="citation web cs1">Tamsen, Trevor. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090414231019/http://www.news10.net/news/goodmorning/story.aspx?storyid=57031&catid=53">"Robin Roberts Chats With News10 Goodmorning"</a>. <a href="/wiki/KXTV" title="KXTV">KXTV</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.news10.net/news/goodmorning/story.aspx?storyid=57031&catid=53">the original</a> on April 14, 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Nothing tastes like bacon.'" <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=RM&p_theme=rm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB4E0C7E22F07C2&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM">"The fat of the land: popular, high-protein diet helps fuel bacon blitz"</a>. Rocky Mountain News. June 6, 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://rollingsupreme.com/Products/Rolling_Papers/Juicy_jays/">the original</a> on January 22, 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 2,</span> 2014</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Welcome+to+JuicyJays.com&rft.pub=rollingsupreme.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Frollingsupreme.com%2FProducts%2FRolling_Papers%2FJuicy_jays%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABacon+mania" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"10 minutes before you're supposed to wake up, it'll start cooking the bacon. The smell will waft out, waking you up to the odor of sweet, sweet hogfat." <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.portalino.it/nuke/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=36779">Wake and Bacon is most delicious alarm clock ever</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090426051717/http://www.portalino.it/nuke/modules.php?name=News">Archived</a> April 26, 2009, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> Portalino</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://dvice.com/archives/2008/07/wake-n-bacon-is.php">[1]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090802192257/http://dvice.com/archives/2008/07/wake-n-bacon-is.php">Archived</a> 2009-08-02 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> July 30, 2008, Dvice</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Bacon_nation-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Bacon_nation_21-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bacon_nation_21-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bacon_nation_21-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bacon_nation_21-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bacon_nation_21-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">"Dan Taylor slathers Baconnaise on turkey sandwiches and has used it as a sauce to dunk steamed shrimp. The Lutherville foodie also makes a dip by crumbling bacon into warm cheese that he calls "life-altering". Phillip Kerrigan... recently tried bacon bread pudding, bacon peanut butter cups, bacon toffee and bacon rum. For a friend's birthday, he whipped up a batch of homemade bacon and egg ice cream. Here are just two proud soldiers of the burgeoning Bacon Nation, marching forward boldly and bravely, if somewhat greasily, striving to push the conventional limits of a once-ordinary breakfast meat." <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRosen2009" class="citation news cs1">Rosen, Jill (March 25, 2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20130117180720/http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/dining/bal-fo.bacon25mar25,0,2284866.story">"Bacon nation: Devotees take this cheap meat to extremes"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Baltimore_Sun" title="The Baltimore Sun">The Baltimore Sun</a></i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/dining/bal-fo.bacon25mar25,0,2284866.story">the original</a> on January 17, 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 5,</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Baltimore+Sun&rft.atitle=Bacon+nation%3A+Devotees+take+this+cheap+meat+to+extremes&rft.date=2009-03-25&rft.aulast=Rosen&rft.aufirst=Jill&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.baltimoresun.com%2Fentertainment%2Fdining%2Fbal-fo.bacon25mar25%2C0%2C2284866.story&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABacon+mania" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.gratefulpalate.com/?p=Category_11">"Bacon of the Month Club"</a>. <i>The Grateful Palate</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090322001006/http://www.gratefulpalate.com/?p=Category_11">Archived</a> from the original on March 22, 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">March 15,</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=CBS&rft.atitle=Food+Gifts+That+Keep+On+Giving%3A+From+Utensils+To+Treats%2C+Bobby+Flay+Likes+To+Give+%28Or+Receive%29+These+Presents&rft.date=2007-12-13&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Fnews%2Ffood-gifts-that-keep-on-giving%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABacon+mania" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"It inspires big-city chefs, down-home cooks and local food fans alike. It shows up at breakfast, lunch and dinner--even in dessert. The secret ingredient? Bacon... With a growing number of bacon blogs such as IHeartBacon.com and BaconToday.com, fans of the flavorful meat have plenty to talk about." <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKetzenberger2009" class="citation news cs1">Ketzenberger, Jolene (March 24, 2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090415073740/http://www.newarkadvocate.com/article/20090324/LIFESTYLE/903240321">"Bacon: An old favorite goes upscale"</a>. <i>Newark Advocate</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.newarkadvocate.com/article/20090324/LIFESTYLE/903240321">the original</a> on April 15, 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 6,</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Newark+Advocate&rft.atitle=Bacon%3A+An+old+favorite+goes+upscale&rft.date=2009-03-24&rft.aulast=Ketzenberger&rft.aufirst=Jolene&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newarkadvocate.com%2Farticle%2F20090324%2FLIFESTYLE%2F903240321&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABacon+mania" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.oscarmayer.com/find-bacon-love/">Oscar Mayer's <i>Sizzl</i> app.</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://baconcamp.org/">Bacon camp.org</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://baconcamp.com/description.html">Bacon camp.com</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBarker2009" class="citation news cs1">Barker, Brian (March 2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090430134412/http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/issues/current-issue/articles/0309-good-morning/8/">"B... Is for Bacon: Pork-Drunk Love"</a>. <i>Portland Monthly</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/issues/current-issue/articles/0309-good-morning/8/">the original</a> on April 30, 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 6,</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Portland+Monthly&rft.atitle=B...+Is+for+Bacon%3A+Pork-Drunk+Love&rft.date=2009-03&rft.aulast=Barker&rft.aufirst=Brian&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.portlandmonthlymag.com%2Fissues%2Fcurrent-issue%2Farticles%2F0309-good-morning%2F8%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABacon+mania" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090322232340/http://bacontoday.com/">"Daily Updates on the World of Sweet, Sweet Bacon"</a>. <i>Bacon Today</i>. Yards Media. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 6,</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Bacon+Today&rft.atitle=Daily+Updates+on+the+World+of+Sweet%2C+Sweet+Bacon&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fbacontoday.com&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABacon+mania" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-BaconCampr-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-BaconCampr_30-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-BaconCampr_30-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Tamara Palmer <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2009/03/last_saturday_baconcamp.php">Saturday Gluttony: BaconCamp</a> March 23, 2009</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sfweekly.com/slideshow/view/270135">BaconCamp slide show</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-32">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Michael Leaverton March 13, 2009 <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sfweekly.com/2009-03-11/calendar/food-apocalypse">Food Apocalypse</a> San Francisco Weekly</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-33">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Weekend Scheduler <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://nymag.com/daily/food/2009/02/bacon_takedown.html">Bacon Takedown</a> New York Magazine</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-34">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://chili-takedown.com/">Bacon takedown website</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090329025706/http://chili-takedown.com/">Archived</a> March 29, 2009, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-35">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://blueribbonbaconfestival.com/">Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-36">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://desmoines.metromix.com/events/roundup/bacon-fest-101/983960/content">Bacon Fest 101</a> February 24, 2009, Des Moines Metromix</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-37">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Tom Perry <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20090225233550/http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20090225/ENT02/902250327/1046/ENT">'Best' bacon made in Iowa</a> February 25, 2009, Des Moines Register</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-38">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.npr.org/blogs/bryantpark/2008/02/linkfest_bacon_festival.html">Bacon Festival</a> NPR Blog</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-love-39"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-love_39-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2013/02/09/us/ap-us-bacon-festival.html?ref=us&_r=0">"Bacon Enthusiasts Converge in Iowa for Festival"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 2,</span> 2014</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=2012+Portland+Baconfest+Info%3A+Pig+Roast%2C+Beer%2C+Greasy+Slip+N+Slide%2C+Live+Music%2C+Skate+Competition%2C+%26+More+-+Portland+Events%3A+Music%2C+Festivals%2C+Art%2C+Theater%2C+Film+%26%23124%3B+PDXPIPELINE.com&rft.pub=pdxpipeline.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fpdxpipeline.com%2Fmonthly-event-list%2F2012-portland-baconfest-east-burn%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABacon+mania" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-45"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-45">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Paul R. La Monica <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://money.cnn.com/2009/05/01/markets/thebuzz/?postversion=2009050115">It's still safe to bring home the bacon Call it swine flu or H1N1. But the outbreak has led to bans on pork and falling prices of commodities and pork processors. It looks like an overreaction.</a> May 1, 2009, CNNMoney.com</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-46"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-46">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"Eat bacon!" Clytie Bunyan <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://newsok.com/campaign-could-save-porks-bacon/article/3366280">Campaign could save pork’s bacon</a> May 3, 2009, News OK (website of <i>Oklahoman</i>)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-47"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-47">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"The threat of a global pandemic of swine flu has not only threatened the economic recovery, it’s put one of America’s greatest love affairs on the rocks. I am, of course, speaking of bacon." Cindy Perman <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2009/04/29/swine-flu-myths-wash-your-hands-eat-the-bacon.html">Swine Flu Myths: Wash Your Hands, Eat the Bacon</a> April 29, 2009, CNBC</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-48"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-48">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cindy Perman April 29, 2009 <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2009/04/29/swine-flu-myths-wash-your-hands-eat-the-bacon.html">Swine Flu Myths: Wash Your Hands, Eat the Bacon</a> CNBC</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-49"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-49">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Indrani Sen <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/a-swinish-proposal/?hp">A Swinish Proposal</a> May 5, 2009, Diner's Journal New York Times</span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bacon_mania&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Joanna Pruess <i>Seduced by Bacon: Recipes & Lore about America's Favorite Indulgence</i> October 1, 2006, The Lyons Press 192 pages <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-59228-851-0" title="Special:BookSources/1-59228-851-0">1-59228-851-0</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-59228-851-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-59228-851-9">978-1-59228-851-9</a></li> 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