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{{quote|''I love bacon. I mean I really love it. Good American bacon -- the crunchy kind, not that flabby stuff you get in other countries. At the risk of offending entire religions and regions, I think much of the unrest in the world is because too many people don't know the joy of bacon. Almost no one who has tasted bacon would willingly blow themselves up or start shooting at someone else. Bacon is worth living for.''|'''[http://www.tonychor.com/archive/000443.html Tony Chor]'''}}
There are many addictive foods, like [[Everything's Better
Bacon isn't healthy, unless you count the [[
While ham and pork chops also qualify under the trope, only bacon tips the three chief sensors of gustatory pleasure: fattiness, saltiness and sweetness. So bow ye down before bacon, the perfect meat. ([[Averted Trope|Unless you're]] [[
NOTE: Turkey bacon, while not made from its succulent cousin, is still delicious and a nice alternative for the groups above... except those damn [[Butt Monkey|hippie celery chompers]]. The same holds true for certain types of beef bacon, particularly when made from plate steak,<ref>The equivalent cut of beef to the pork belly used for pork bacon</ref> which is even more like the porcine equivalent (having lots of streaky fat that melts and fries the meat, plus anything else you care to put in the pan
NOTE: No such thing as "fresh bacon"! Bacon is a processed food (namely, salted), plus the only difference between it and ham is the way in which it's cut.
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[[The Wiki Rule]] [http://bacon.wikia.com/wiki/Bacon_Wiki Can be found here.]
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== Advertising ==
* TV commercials for ''Beggin Strips'' brand of dog treats.
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'''PA:''' No, it's Beggin Strips. [[Artistic License Animal Care|Dogs don't know it's not bacon.]] }}
** As Steve of [[The Sneeze]] discovered, either they're counting on dogs having a very poor sense of taste, or on humans never bothering to try. (Probably the latter).
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* How does KFC make their famous bowl better? They put bacon on it.
== Literature ==
* In the ''[[Discworld]]'' novels, Sam Vimes' [[Trademark Favorite Food]] is a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich. Preferably with as little lettuce and tomato as possible.
** There's also a brief mention in ''[[Unseen Academicals]]'' of a perfect bacon sandwich being found in the Cabinet of Curiosity.
== Live-Action TV ==
* On ''[[The Office]]'', Micheal Scott loves bacon so much it even lead to him cooking his foot on a George Forman Grill. [[Makes Sense in Context]].
* Martin Crane from ''[[Frasier]]'' is also addicted to bacon. He is less than pleased by the all-veggie substitution after his heart attack, "[[Poor Man's Substitute|Fake-on]]".
* ''[[
* A joke from ''[[SNL]]'''s ''Weekend Update'' section:
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* ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'': The episode "The Storm" features a couple of extras discussing how the one thing they wish they'd brought along to Atlantis was bacon.
* ''[[
* ''[[
* In ''[[Smart Guy (TV series)|Smart Guy]]'', one of the characters will always wake up if there is bacon cooking. Always.
* In one episode of the French comedy show ''[http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_(série_télévisée) Palace]'', the restaurant of the eponymous Palace runs out of bacon, and the patrons are growing restless (one would say, in withdrawal). The whole thing is played up as a parody of [[Disaster Movie
* ''[[That
** He doesn't.
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* All to frequently inverted on ''[[Chopped]]'' when one of the contestants incorporates bacon into a dish but commits the sin of undercooking it. This also happens on the numerous occasions when various international versions of bacon appear in the mystery basket (''Chopped'' has an odd obsession with all forms of cured, fatty pork).
* In an episode of ''[[Will and Grace]]'', while Will is cooking breakfast he tries to wake up Grace, when he fails to do so he just says: "I´m making bacon" she quickly got up half-asleep muttering "I want it crispy!
** In another episode Grace complaints to Will the there is no bacon, he replies saying that he just bought bacon, then Grace responds yelling "TURKEY BACON IS NOT REAL BACON!"
* In ''[[No Reservations]]'', Anthony Bourdain often sings the praises of bacon, as well as every other conceivable part of a pig or way of cooking it.
== Music ==
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* [[The Great Luke Ski]] has [http://www.thefump.com/fump.php?id=42 a song about how much he likes bacon.] The same site features [http://www.thefump.com/fump.php?id=1258 Tom Smith's out-of-genre cover.]
* Meekakitty's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3DAjQhChRs The Bacon Song]
== New Media ==
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]] of the internet, especially ''[[Something Awful]]''.
* The Straight Dope Message Board not only loves bacon, but it has found something even more wonderful than bacon: the almighty Bacon Salt.
* Uber Entertainment, developers of ''[[Monday Night Combat]]'', [http://www.xboxic.com/news/6481 love bacon].
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* ThinkGeek is extremely fond of bacon. They sell bacon everything.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGyKp3G6r2A My First Bacon!]
* ''[[
== Newspaper Comics ==
* ''[[Zits]]'': "Dad seems a lot happier since they started making bacon-flavoured cholesterol medication."
* ''[[Garfield]]'': ''"I LOVE BACON!!!"''
== Stand-up Comedy ==
* [[Jim Gaffigan]] bases an entire routine upon his love for bacon.
== Video Games ==
* ''[[
* ''[[Gears of War|Gears Of War 2]]'': It has a storyline-related achievement parodying this: Better Wrapped in Beacon
** In ''3'', a stranded survivor offers to trade a side of bacon for Samantha. Baird urges Cole to take the deal.
*** While that may be Baird being his usual smartass self (he has something of a snarking rivalry with Samantha) Clayton Carmine in the same scene demonstrates a ''longing'' for bacon that is referenced later in the game. This actually makes sense in a sad sort of way as humanity's lot has gotten so bad because of the Locust War that simple food products are now a delicacy.
* ''[[
** The sequel is appropriately called, ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoIEcdqpULk&feature=player_embedded The Baconing]''.
* ''[[
* ''[[Halo Wars]]'': The game has an Achievement named 'Everything's Better With Bacon', which was almost this trope's name.
* ''[[
* A meme on ''[[Something Awful]]'' decrees that all real men must bring nothing but bacon and grandfather clocks on their ''[[Oregon Trail]]'' runs.
* In ''[[Monday Night Combat]]'', Bacon makes you better at everything, just like in [[Truth in Television|real]] [[Blatant Lies|life.]]
* ''[[World of Warcraft]]'': A new cooking quest is called "Everything Is Better With Bacon".
* In ''[[
* Referenced in ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]'', where {{spoiler|Hades}} offhandedly says that {{spoiler|Souls}} are like bacon; they taste good with anything.
== Web Comics ==
* ''[[Three Panel Soul]]'': [https://web.archive.org/web/20131019171930/http://threepanelsoul.com/2008/06/17/on-surprises/ Is this bacon ice cream?] '''IT'S BACON ICE CREAM!'''
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Penny Arcade (Webcomic)|Penny Arcade]]'''s collection, ''Attack of the Bacon Robots''.
* The power of bacon is an established part of ''[[Nedroid]]'' canon:
** [http://nedroid.com/2006/11/beartato-56/ The perfect bacon]
** [http://nedroidcomics.livejournal.com/124926.html Finally, A Reason to Go On]
* ''[[Girl Genius]]'': When [https://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20060927 Agatha's allies finally get to the surface of Sturmhalten], they get to breathe something that's ''better'' than fresh air:
{{quote|'''Krosp''': Someone is frying ''bacon!''
'''(in chorus)''' "MMM!"}}
== Web Original ==
* In ''[[Red vs. Blue]]'', [[Professional Slacker|Grif]] had to undergo a lot of surgery ([[It Makes Sense in Context|using Simmons' leftover body parts from after his own reconstruction as a cyborg]]) after being run over by Shiela the tank. Sarge mentioned in passing that some of Grif's old parts had already "atrophied from a lifetime diet of HooHoos and bacon-flavoured marshmallows".
* [[
* Several [[LOLcats]] pages, most notably [http://dogs.icanhascheezburger.com/2008/09/07/funny-dog-pictures-shhhhh-i-iz-a-preditorr/ this page] and [http://dogs.icanhascheezburger.com/2011/04/13/funny-dog-pictures-slowly-harold-eases/ this page].
* In [[TV Tropes Will Ruin Your Life (
* [[Noka|Found]] loves his bacon. To the point where he will become extremely depressed and anti-social whenever the fridge is void of all signs of bacon.
* All three main riffers from ''[[
** Mike turned his obsession [[Up to Eleven]] in February
* The ''[[Homestar Runner]]'' Wiki has [http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Bacon a page] documenting all mentions and appearances of bacon.
* [[Rhett and Link]] made a song called [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSReSGe200A "Rub Some Bacon On It."]
* ''[[SCP Foundation]]'':
** One of the odd objects known to be dispensed from SCP-261 (the "Pan Dimensional Vending Machine") is a jacket made entirely of bacon. Said bacon seems normal and is safe to eat, but the Foundation recommends that one [[Black Comedy|avoids wearing it in the presence of dogs]] or similar animals.
== Western Animation ==
* ''[[The Simpsons (
** Homer Simpson loves bacon with everything, including Dagwood-like sandwiches with it.
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** When Homer wanted to get fatter to work at home, Dr. Nick Riviera advised: "Instead of using bread, use PopTarts! Instead of chewing gum, chew bacon!"
** Another incident:
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'''Bart:''' But my heart hurts.
'''Homer:''' Bacon up that sausage! }}
** Homer went ballistic after his local Krusty Burger stopped selling Ribwiches.
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** In "I Love Lisa", apparently, bacon has its own day.
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* ''[[Invader Zim]]'': "GIR! Why is there BACON IN THE SOAP?" "I made it myself!"
* ''[[Futurama]]'' has caffeinated bacon. And baconated grapefruit.
** 1000 years earlier, [http://www.thinkgeek.com/caffeine/candy/d85e/ caffeinated maple-bacon lollipops] had already been invented.
* In ''[[The Fairly
* Two of the characters from ''[[Time Squad]]'' come from a time where "there are no wars, no pollution, and bacon is good for your heart."
== Real Life ==
* Bacon. I mean, come on! It's
* [
** [http://rehobothicecream.com/ Bacon ice cream]. Or chocolate-covered bacon ice cream.
* Back when food resources weren't as reliably available, bacon was an important food staple because it has lots of fat, salt and protein, and could keep for a long time without spoiling thanks to the curing process used to make it.
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* Two entrepreneurs by the name of Justin and Dave ''are'' this trope. (Seriously. [http://www.jdfoods.net/ Their company's] slogan is literally "Everything should taste like bacon".) They started by inventing a seasoning called [http://baconsalt.com Bacon Salt] and have since added bacon-flavored mayonnaise, popcorn, ranch dressing, southern-style gravy, lip balm(!) and envelopes(!!). The really awesome part (besides making everything taste like bacon)? All of their products are vegetarian ''and certified Kosher''.
** On top of that, no calories and no fat. This is practically guilt free bacon.
** In an example of the universe making so very much sense, [https://web.archive.org/web/20121226151419/http://jdfoods.net/EpicMealTime/ they have a deal] with [[
** "We are on a quest to make everything taste like bacon." Yeah, [https://web.archive.org/web/20131023042508/http://store.baconsalt.com/baconlube_p_60.html apparently so].
* [http://www.zazzle.com/i_would_eat_a_baby_tshirt-235273338879923926 I would eat a baby if it came with bacon.], available in various sizes.
* Restaurant franchise Denny's recently{{when}} began [http://www.seriouseats.com/2011/03/baconalia-dennys-celebration-bacon-menu-review.html Baconalia], a ten-week event in which they find increasingly creative ways to incorporate bacon into dishes.
* If you can't or won't eat bacon, try eating chipotle peppers mixed with sour cream. The smoking process used to make jalapeno peppers into chipotle peppers makes them taste a bit like smoky, spicy bacon.
* The website Neatorama.com has a whole [http://www.neatoshop.com/catg/Bacon-Store section] of their store devoted to bacon-related products.
* [[Think Geek]] has a whole section of their website dedicated to bacon. Geeks love bacon.
* [http://bakonvodka.com Bacon vodka.] Someone makes and sells the stuff on a commercial basis.
** Or else try [https://web.archive.org/web/20120622164023/http://www.royalbaconsociety.com/2008/08/05/home-style-bacon-bourbon/ infusing your preferred alcohol] with bacon.
* In Bellingham, Washington, [http://www.rocketdonuts.com/ Rocket Donuts] sells a bacon-maple bar.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140220091428/http://www.torani.com/products/bacon-syrup Bacon-flavored syrup]. It's actually quite tasty, and goes well with coffee.
* Korea has [
* M.F.K. Fisher gives a recipe from her childhood during [[World War
* The [
* As of the late 2010s, the [[w:Stop & Shop|Stop & Shop]] supermarket chain has begun marketing a seasonal assortment of bacon-flavored or -augmented foods including such unlikely products as bacon ''cookies''.
* In Ottawa, one can always buy [https://suzyq.ca/menu Maple Bacon doughnuts].
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Remember, [https://nationaltoday.com/international-bacon-day/ the first Saturday in September is International Bacon Day]!
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