How To Spot A Bacon Addiction

It’s no secret that bacon is big right now. If you’ve noticed the increased price of bacon at the grocery store, the high demand for bacon is partially to blame. Perhaps you’ve noticed that your son, spouse or significant other has gotten swept up in the bacon mania. His bacon consumption has gone way up. He talks about bacon on a regular basis. He chooses restaurants based on the prevalence of bacon on the menu. All these things have lead you to wonder if there might be something more serious going on. We’re talking full-blown bacon addiction! And so we’ve compiled this list of 5 ways to tell if he’s addicted to bacon.

1. Bacon: It’s Not Just For Breakfast

Does he eat bacon with foods that many people wouldn’t think of pairing with bacon? Like, a cupcake? Or a cocktail? Is he known for his tendency to wrap bite-sized foods in bacon? Does he pride himself on his ability to create a flawless bacon weave? On the other hand, if he has eaten an entire plate of bacon for dinner, these are all indications of a serious bacon addiction.

 

2. Bacon Thoughts

How many times a day does he think about bacon? This could be a difficult thing to gauge. You can ask, but there’s no guarantee he will answer truthfully. If he looks sheepish and mumbles an unusually low number or denies thinking about bacon altogether, this is a good sign of bacon addiction. Or if he unabashedly, enthusiastically declares a double digit number, bacon addiction is highly probable.

 

3. Bacon Grooming and Apparel

Wearing bacon clothing and grooming with bacon-scented products are surefire signs of bacon addiction. Does he have a collection of t-shirts with bacon slogans and sayings? Perhaps he has a bacon tie, bacon suit or a bacon wallet. What’s lurking behind his medicine cabinet and shower door? If there’s bacon toothpaste and bacon body wash in the bathroom, bacon addiction is the likely cause.

 

4. Makin’ Bacon

Just as brewing beer at home is all the rage, “making bacon” is also rising in popularity. This involves curing and smoking a slab of bacon at home. For the bacon perfectionist who wants control over the entire bacon making process, the bacon addict label is befitting.

 

5. Bacon Reputation

The most tell-tale sign of bacon addiction is if he’s already known for it among his family members and circle of friends. Do people constantly e-mail him bacon news stories, funny bacon memes and viral bacon videos? Has a family member given him bacon strip boxer shorts or pajama bottoms for his birthday or Christmas? Perhaps his aunt Edna has knitted him a bacon strip blanket. It should be no surprise to anyone that you’ve got a bacon addict in your midst.

So if your guy constantly thinks about bacon, wears bacon, smells like bacon, eats bacon and makes bacon, then he is indeed a bacon addict. Hey, at least he’s easy to shop for!

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Salty Sweet Ritz Bacon Chocolate Bark

We were excited when we heard that Ritz Crackers had released a bacon-flavored Ritz. After trying them, we were impressed with their smoky, peppery flavor and decided they deserved to be used in a recipe. After all, who doesn’t love Ritz? We’ve been eating these delicious crackers since we were kids. Their versatility is what makes them so appealing to us as adults. And Bacon Ritz opens up a whole new world of recipe possibilities!

We decided the buttery, bacony flavor of Bacon Ritz would be ideal in a bacon bark recipe. The sweetness of the chocolate and the candied bacon contrasts with the salty crispiness of the macadamia nuts and the Ritz. We finished it off with a dusting of sea salt. The salty, sugary, savory combo is extra addictive. This recipe is very easy to make with the kids and is a real crowd-pleaser. You can customize it by changing the nuts or chocolate to your preference. Just make sure you use the Bacon Ritz for their amazing flavor and texture.

And now our neighbors to the north can enjoy Bacon Ritz as they will soon be available in Canada. Did you know that Canadians love bacon as much as Americans? In a survey conducted by Maple Leaf Foods, 43% of the respondents said they would rather have bacon than sex. Nearly one in four respondents (23%) wondered if “my partner loves bacon more than me.” Sounds like some serious love for bacon, eh? Check out the Canadian Ritz Facebook page for more info on Bacon Ritz availability in Canada.

Salty Sweet Ritz Bacon Chocolate Bark Ingredients:

2 bags semi-sweet chocolate chips (12 oz)
1/2 Tbsp. coarse sea salt
1/4 cup macadamia nuts, chopped
3-4 strips candied bacon, chopped
12-18 Ritz Bacon Crackers, roughly broken

Directions:
1. Cook and candy the bacon by following this Candied Bacon Recipe.

2. Fill a small pan 1/3 full with water and bring to a boil. When the water starts to bubble, place a heat-proof bowl on top. Make sure the water does not touch the bowl. When the water boils heavily, remove from heat and add the chips to the bowl. Stir the chocolate until smooth.

3. Line your other jelly roll pan with parchment paper, then pour the melted chocolate into the pan, smoothing it out with a rubber spatula. First, sprinkle the coarse sea salt evenly over the chocolate. Then layer on the broken Ritz Bacon Crackers, then the candied bacon bits and macadamia nuts.

4. Refrigerate the bark until the chocolate sets, then carefully break it into pieces.

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How To Celebrate International Bacon Day

Instead of us giving you ideas on how to celebrate International Bacon Day, we thought we’d let our fans give their ideas instead! For a recent contest on our Facebook page, we received over 200 awesome entries from our fans about how they will be celebrating IBD. We’ve selected our favorite comments and are sharing them with you. We hope they will inspire your creativity about IBD. Or perhaps you already know how you’ll be celebrating International Bacon Day? Add your own ideas to the comments section! International Bacon Day is always on the Saturday before labor day!

“We are throwing another bacon party. This year is the 3rd. About 20 people attend bringing any dish with bacon. Last year I made the chicken bacon wraps and chocolate dipped candy bacon strips. Mmmm Bacon!”

“Since it is also my birthday, I plan to have some Bacon chocolate chip cookies made with a shot of Maker’s Mark!”

“By smoking some bacon in my smoker and adding it to almost everything I cook that day! Maybe even put some in ice cream!”

“We are having a cookout. I’m making bacon wrapped pork tenderloin and bacon wrapped scallops and jalapeños. We will have about 20-30 people and they are to bring a side that MUST HAVE BACON IN IT!”

“I work for a public radio station, so I’m celebrating Bacon Day with eight on-air announcements encouraging people to put a little more meat candy in their lives with a link to the Bacon Today blog!”

“Wake up to a bacon-featured breakfast, followed by Facebooking my latest bacon finds, followed by a BBBLT, because a single portion of bacon is ludicrous. Then maybe a nap so I can dream of bacon, followed by a bacon-wrapped something with a bacon-infused sauce. Dessert will have bacon mixed in and sprinkled on top. At that point, all I’ll be able to do is pass out due to my self-induced bacon-o-thon, but I’m not complaining. And since my doctor may read this, I will follow this day with a mega workout so I may eat more bacon at will.”

“I will be celebrating International Bacon Day by attending San Diego’s 2nd annual Bacon Fest. I will be introducing my boyfriend to this wonderful event as well. My plan so far is to wear my specially-selected apparel (a t-shirt that reads ‘this girl loves bacon’) and to eat and/or drink all the bacon delicacies that are available to me. I can honestly say that International Bacon Day is my favorite holiday!”

“I will recite all the lyrics to “Rappers Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang, but instead of the normal lyrics, “I don’t mean to brag, I don’t mean to boast, but we’re like hot butter on your breakfast toast…” I will substitute the lyrics, “I am sick with gout, my doctor’s not fakin’, my LDL’s so high because I’m crazy for bacon.”

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Earlier today, WWE star Roman Reigns took to Twitter to do what most do in similar situations and voiced his displeasure after a bad experience out to eat. The initial tweets:

Found a bug in my lunch at @Campanile1 restaurant in the LAX AP and the manager was stupid enough to give me attitude!UNREAL! #HealthHazards

— Roman Reigns (@WWERomanReigns) August 13, 2014

Dont eat the crisp flattened chicken..it comes with a lil extra! And a smug bitch of a manager! @Campanile1 pic.twitter.com/RPUwXd8vBa

— Roman Reigns (@WWERomanReigns) August 13, 2014

Billy Kidman, an agent at WWE, decided to poke fun:

Restaurants BEWARE: I heard a rumor that @WWERomanReigns tries to get free food by saying there are bugs in his lunch. #

— Billy Kidman (@WWEKidman) August 13, 2014

Reigns didn't seem to take kindly to it:

@WWEKidman i dont need hand me outs.. im not hurtin in the pockets by any means old man... and its not a rumor if it comes from the source.

— Roman Reigns (@WWERomanReigns) August 13, 2014

Kidman reacted with the following:

Twitter is funny. Yet somehow nobody on twitter has a sense of humor. Ironic.

— Billy Kidman (@WWEKidman) August 13, 2014

. @JohnCena has the #Cenation and now @WWERomanReigns has the #RomanPains because that's what you all are.

— Billy Kidman (@WWEKidman) August 13, 2014

I have successfully used twitter to pass the time on a long boring flight. Thank you all. If I have offended anyone, to bad.

— Billy Kidman (@WWEKidman) August 13, 2014

Thus concludes a brief, lame Twitter war.

No wonder The JBL & Cole Show never wanted to allow Kidman to plug his Twitter, right?