American Reacts to British Bacon for the First Time!! *you don't cook it??*

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[martingridley]

That lady needs to be arrested for crimes against bacon.

[VeritasAbsoluta]

Somebody needs to report this woman to Humza Yousaf. I'm sure what she did to that bacon qualifies as a hate crime.

[davidlisteresq]

Another Brit agreeing with everyone else here... That bacon is not cooked enough. And no, you cant eat bacon raw.

[sacredgreg]

As someone who works in a butchers. We do back bacon, streaky, which is the same as US bacon. We also do middle bacon which is the back bacon with the streaky still attached.
Back bacon is cured from the pork loin so the same cut as pork chops.
Streaky is basically belly pork.
There is another very rarely found cut. As it was more fashionable in the older days. That is made from pork shoulder. It is called collar bacon.
Hope that explains the difference.
P.s.keep up with the great videos👍

[RayTuckett]

This is not how most Brits cook bacon...

[jennetscarborough]

Back Bacon comes from the pigs back (on top of the body), it's the same cut as Pork Loin steaks (although it's sliced more thinly for Bacon).
Streaky Bacon, AKA American Bacon, is made from the belly of the pig.
Middle Bacon is less common than the other types, but is essentially both types still attached to each other, so you still get the nice meaty medallion of meat, plus the nice fatty part.
You can also get Bacon Medallions, which is just the circular meaty bit, with all the fat removed (pretty much only for dieters and people who can't eat fat).
Finally, we can also get Bacon Lardons, which is chunky cubes of bacon, used during cooking (for things like Carbonara sauce)

What makes it bacon is the curing process, and the same process is used for Gammon/Ham, which is made using the hind leg and butt of the pig. Usually these come as either a whole joint or pre-sliced (Ham is usually fairly thinly sliced, but sliced Gammon comes in big thick steaks, usually served fried, with chips, peas, and either Pineapple slices or fried eggs, or both), and we call it Gammon if we buy it raw, or ham if it's pre-cooked.

She definitely likes her bacon minimally cooked, but generally most people like it cooked enough to be nicely browned at least, though often less crispy than US bacon.

[paladin]

A good vet could get this bacon back on its feet.

[paulhughes]

Bacon in the UK comes in three main cuts - back from the loin of pork, streaky from the belly, middle that is both together. It comes unsmoked or smoked - with a variety of flavoured cures. It also comes in a variety of thicknesses. We can also get Lardons that are cut strips of streaky.
Gammon is also cured pork, but this comes specifically from the leg of pork. Canadian Bacon is bits of pork that are cut and moulded together, like most hams, then cured.
There are two ways of creating bacon - wet curred and dry curred. Wet curred is soaked in brine first, then curred. This is cheaper and the one that has a lot of water coming out when being cooked. Dry curred is dearer, but just has a cure put on. It does lose moisture and weight, so is more expensive, similar to charcuterie.
Any type of meat can be made into bacon, it was originally done to prolong the shelf life of the meat, like smoked fish etc., now it is done as a culinary choice.

[Oakley]

This woman shouldn't go anywhere near a kitchen ever again.

[AnthonyValentine-vmyc]

After cooking PROPERLY, don't forget the HP sauce on the sandwich! Love to see your Canadian bacon.

[mediavideos]

Bacon is salt-cured pork made from various cuts, not just from the belly. The English have been making it before America was founded.

[MarkJervis]

For me, i grill it until its fairly crispy but not full on crispy, but what makes it for me is the juices that are in the tray after cooking is to soak them up in 2 slices of bread before you put the bacon inbetween 👌 then adding either tomato or brown sauce. Full on flavour burst of bacon goodness in every bite!

[cyberash]

Will people stop reacting to this video! It's not how we cook bacon

[Chelsyt]

British bacon is from the loin which is where pork chops are cut from. Streaky bacon (American) is cut from the belly.

[mariejoyce]

I’ve seen this vid elsewhere and I have to say 99% of brits would cook their bacon longer than this, I myself prefer mine not still oinking

[owainmorgan]

To all the ignorant commenters, just because this isn't your personal preference, doesn't mean it's wrong or raw.
First of all the bacon is cured, that means it's safe to eat uncooked.
Second, this is cooked, I have personally eaten it like this and suffered no ill effects.

To JT, if you read this, thank you for being open and understanding. I appreciate that while you personally wouldn't eat bacon like this, you did point out that it's fine for others to do so.

[ianroper]

😂 I’ve seen this vid on someone else’s. This lady doesn’t cook it enough, you can almost hear it still snorting. 😂 JTs face says it all, and I agree. 😂

[DaveBartlett]

Bacon sold in the UK usually comes in one of three types:
1) Back Bacon - Meat from the middle of the back of the pig
2) Streaky (or Side) Bacon - Alternating lines of fat & flesh from the belly of the pig
3) Middle Bacon - Contains both of the above: Meaty bacon from the back of the pig, and also streaky bacon from the belly.
Each is also marketed in both 'smoked' and 'unsmoked' varieties.
'Back' is decidedly more 'meaty' than 'Streaky', but that's down to the British taste for bacon - we like it meaty rather than fatty.
In UK stores, you'll often find something on sale called 'bacon offcuts' or 'cooking bacon' which is some combination of the above types, but you need to examine it closely if you hope to determine which cuts of bacon you're getting, though this is purchased primarily for use in casseroles or as the filling for pies, (incidentally: bacon, egg & tomato pie - the very best picnic food EVER, especially when encased in flaky (or puff) pastry I challenge Anna and JT to make one of these! (and to overcome your American compulsion to fill it with your usual streaky bacon 'bookmarks') - go big, go pie, go meaty!"

[Nebulanyx]

WTAF? That is not how we cook bacon. We fry it, properly. Hell I'll show you myself if I have to! Just stop this madness!!!!

[peterbaker]

love someone from a country just over 200 years old, telling us in a country over 2000 years old about food and how it should be cooked