Bacon Exploration

Earlier this year, I asked “Why, NY?” because I could not find and haven’t heard of anywhere in the city that makes bacon doughnuts. NY is filled with prized doughnut shops... the last place I expected to find them is at a fancy midtown restaurant. Atria’s butterscotch doughnuts aren’t your traditional breakfast donuts—which is kind of what I’m looking for—but this dessert looks just fantastic! Described by the Post: “Fresh thyme lends a savory touch to warm butterscotch-filled doughnuts as does smoky bacon ‘powder’ made from bacon drippings, salt and modified tapioca starch.” Yum, that’s what Bacon Salt should be made of!

The Post also has a list of places around the city to indulge in various and delicious forms of bacon. Many of the bacon treats I’ve already tried (PDT, Roni-Sue...) but some I have yet to visit. After Atria, at the top of my list is The Buttermilk Channel in Carroll Gardens for maple & bacon roasted almonds. Then The General Greene in Fort Greene for candied bacon!

Time to plan another night/weekend of research... Who’s coming?! (Obviously not Khary or Eric who couldn’t handle the last bacon exploration.)

Bacontrepreneurs

The boys behind Bacon Salt have transformed their business from what began as a joke into serious success. In an interview on ABC News they claim the bacon biz is recession-proof. With the popularity of Bacon Salt and Baconnaise (which I’ve never blogged about because I hate mayo), they have recently expanded their line of bacon products to include Bacon Lip Balm. People have been purchasing them by the dozen and “love the feeling of bacon fat on their lips.” Hmmm... Yes, I do enjoy bacon fat on my lips—from REAL bacon! I think I’ll stick with my Burt’s Bees, thanks. 

Up next for J&D? Bacon-scented body spray, suntan lotion (now you too can sizzle!), and soap. I personally don’t use any scented body products—not even pretty-smelling ones from the company I work for. But who knows... perhaps J&D skin care could reach BK Flame status. It’s amazing what clever marketing can do for a novelty product.

Thanks to Karen for the link!

Bad Bacon Habits

I have been given 2 bottles of Bacon Salt which I have yet to try—probably because I am wary of things that taste like bacon but include no actual bacon. Apparently, teenagers (and what appears to be middle-aged, pony-tailed office workers) have found that Bacon Salt goes better up their noses than on their eggs. Snorting the stuff has become a growing trend? J&D have put up a website warning against the appalling habit. Looks like someone’s getting creative with their marketing... Hmm, what kind of scandalous youtube video can I make to hawk skin care products?

Everything should taste like bacon...

So goes the motto of J&D's bacon salt.

And here are some other things that taste like bacon...

Maple bacon flavored lollipops. "Incredible pork pops made with real organic chunks of cured bacon enhanced with the subtle sweetness of pure Vermont maple syrup" according to thegreenhead.com. 

Peppies! The crispy, crunchy bacon snack.

And Nobby's Nuts—another British snack that had a very cheeky ad campaign encouraging women to "Grab Nobby's Nuts."