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{{Short description|Food that is covered with bacon}}
[[File:Bacon wrapped turkey.jpg|thumb|Bacon wrapped turkey]]
[[File:Angels on horseback.jpg|thumb|Angels on horseback on a grill]]
[[File:Bacon wrapped turkey.jpg|thumb|Bacon-wrapped turkey]]
'''Bacon wrapped foods''' are foods that are prepared by being covered in [[bacon]] for additional [[Flavor|flavour]] and texture. It is a form of food preparation that can be done in a number of different ways, including [[baking]], [[frying]], and [[grilling]]. Popular bacon wrapped dishes include [[Angels on horseback|Angels on Horseback]], [[Devils on horseback|Devils on Horseback]], and [[Pigs in a blanket|Pigs in a Blanket]].
'''Bacon-wrapped foods''' are foods that are prepared by being covered in [[bacon]]. They may be [[baking|baked]], [[frying|fried]], or [[grilling|grilled]]. Popular bacon-wrapped dishes include [[angels on horseback]], [[devils on horseback]], and [[pigs in blankets]]. Bacon has long been used for [[barding (cooking technique)|barding]] roasts, especially [[game bird]]s.


==Description==
Bacon wrapped foods have gone viral several times, namely when posted on popular Youtube channels. These are channels such as [[Epic Meal Time]],<ref name=":5" /> [[Sorted Food]],<ref name=":12" /><ref name=":13" /><ref name=":14" /><ref name=":15" /> [[Good Mythical Morning]],<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":9" /> and Feast of Fiction,<ref name=":11" /> who have posted one or more videos on their channels featuring bacon wrapped food. Bacon wrapped food, as well as bacon in general, is said to be so popular that it has resulted in [[bacon mania]].<ref name=":16" />
Bacon wrapping is a style of [[Outline of food preparation|food preparation]], where bacon is wrapped around other ingredients or dishes,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/18/bacon-wrapped-recipe_n_1951485.html|title=Bacon-Wrapped Recipes: How To Eat Bacon With Everything|last=Thomson|first=Julie R.|date=2012-10-11|work=Huffington Post|access-date=2018-09-19|language=en-AU}}</ref> and either [[Grilling|grilled]], [[Frying|fried]], or [[Baking|baked]].


Many of the wrapped foods, such as livers and asparagus, cook more quickly than bacon does, and when preparing such dishes it is necessary to part-cook the bacon separately, before wrapping the filling and cooking the complete dish.<ref>{{cite book|page=62|title=The New Revised General Electric Microwave Guide and Cookbook|author=General Electric Company|publisher=Random House|year=1983|isbn=9780394531519}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|page=29|magazine=Exclusively Yours|volume=36|publisher=Patten Company|year=1982|title=Starters}}</ref>
==History==
Bacon-wrapped foods can include [[filet mignon]], [[chicken nuggets]], [[pork chop]]s, [[pork tenderloin|tenderloin]] and [[shrimp]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Carnivore Cookbook|page=220|author1-first=Maria|author1-last=Emmerich|author2-first=Craig|author2-last=Emmerich|publisher=Simon and Schuster|year=2020|isbn=9781628603941}}</ref>
Bacon is believed to have originated thousands of years ago, when the [[Chinese culture|Chinese]] would [[Salt-cured meat|cure]] [[pork belly]] in salt and serve it as an early form of bacon. The [[Roman Empire]] was then thought to have picked up on this curing method,<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.baconscouts.com/bacon-facts/bacon-history/|title=Bacon History|last=|first=|date=|work=Bacon Scouts|access-date=2018-09-18|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thespruceeats.com/history-of-bacon-1807563|title=A Short History of Bacon|last=Filippone|first=Peggy Trowbridge|date=2018-04-19|work=The Spruce Eats|access-date=2018-09-18}}</ref> developing their own early form of bacon called “petaso”, which they served with [[wine]]. Bacon quickly became an essential ingredient in Roman and [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] cooking.<ref name=":0" />

==Description==
Bacon wrapped food is a style of [[Outline of food preparation|food preparation]], where bacon is wrapped around other ingredients or dishes,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/18/bacon-wrapped-recipe_n_1951485.html|title=Bacon-Wrapped Recipes: How To Eat Bacon With Everything|last=Thomson|first=Julie R.|date=2012-10-11|work=Huffington Post|access-date=2018-09-19|language=en-AU}}</ref> and either [[Grilling|grilled]], [[Frying|fried]], or [[Baking|baked]]. This method of cooking has been adapted by many people, including chef [[Martha Stewart]]<ref name=":10" /> and [[Thomasina Miers]].<ref name=":3" />


==Bacon wrapped dishes==
==Bacon wrapped dishes==
===Angels on Horseback===
===Bacon roll-ups===
'''Bacon roll-ups''', or simply '''rolls''', are [[List of rolled foods|roll]]s made of bacon with a wide range of fillings from peanut butter,<ref>{{cite book|title=The Sunset Appetiser Book|location=Menlo Park, CA|publisher=Lane Books|year=1965|page=21|chapter=Peanut Butter and Bacon Rollups}}</ref> through asparagus,<ref>{{cite book|title=Callie's Biscuits and Southern Traditions: Heirloom Recipes from Our Family Kitchen|author1-first=Carrie|author1-last=Morey|publisher=Simon and Schuster|year=2013|isbn=9781476713236|page=221|chapter=Asparagus Bacon Roll-ups}}</ref> to cheese and chutney.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Country Women's Association Cookbook: Seventy Years in the Kitchen|author=Country Women's Association of New South Wales|publisher=Allen & Unwin|year=2009|isbn=9781741963595|chapter=Bacon Roll-Ups|page=1039}}</ref>
[[Angels on horseback|Angels on Horseback]] is a popular [[bacon]] wrapped dish served commonly served in the [[United Kingdom]], that was popularised by the [[Victorian era|Victorians]] in [[England]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.cooksinfo.com/angels-on-horseback|title=Angels on Horseback|last=|first=|date=|work=Cook's Info|access-date=2018-09-19|language=en-US}}</ref> They are made by wrapping bacon around shucked [[Oyster|oysters]], and then either [[Grilling|broiling]] or [[grilling]] them.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://britishfoodhistory.com/2012/03/08/angels-and-devils-on-horseback/|title=Angels and Devils on Horseback|last=|first=|date=2012-03-08|work=British Food: A History|access-date=2018-09-20|language=en-US}}</ref> Some people choose to [[skewer]] the bacon to the oysters with a [[toothpick]] prior to cooking. It is speculated that the term “angel” was derived from how the edges of the oysters would curl upon cooking, and was thought to approximate the appearance of angel [[Wing|wings]].<ref name=":1" /> This dish is generally served hot as an [[Hors d'oeuvre|appetiser]] or a [[snack]] after meals, alongside [[Toast|buttered toast]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19790821&id=k3w1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=LOIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4963,6627011|title='Angels on horseback' a classic savory|last=Claiborne|first=Craig|website=|publisher=The Register-Guard|page=59|year=1979|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-09-30}}</ref> where the toast is traditionally cut into [[Triangle|triangles]]. Certain variations of this dish exist, including using [[shrimp]] or [[Scallop|scallops]] in replacement to the oysters. Another variation is [[Marination|marinating]] the oysters prior to wrapping in bacon or [[pancetta]], and serving with [[Herb|herbs]] and [[butter]] in the oyster shell instead of toast.<ref name=":1" /> Some versions also use [[Hot dog|hotdogs]] and [[Cheese|processed cheese slices]] instead of oysters. Other versions serve the dish with [[lemon]] and [[parsley]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Corson|first=Juliet|title=Dishes For Sultry Weather|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1896/05/03/105747970.pdf|journal=The New York Times|volume=|pages=|via=}}</ref>
[[File:Bacon wrapped almond-stuffed dates.jpg|thumb|Devils on horseback using dates]]


===Devils on Horseback===
===Angels on horseback===
{{main|Angels on horseback}}
[[File:Pigs in Blankets (UK).jpg|thumb|"[[Pigs in a blanket|Pigs in a Blanket]]" on a baking tray]]
[[File:Angels on horseback.jpg|thumb|right|Angels on horseback on a grill]]
[[Devils on horseback|Devils on Horseback]] is a dish that consists normally of bacon wrapped [[Prune|prunes]] that originated from the [[United Kingdom]]. It is made by stuffing a dried prune with [[chutney]], then wrapping it in bacon and grilling it.<ref name=":2" /> It is then placed on buttered toast, given a grating of cheese, and broiled before serving. Other versions of this dish steep the prunes in [[Alcoholic drink|alcohol]], such as [[Cognac]] and [[Armagnac (brandy)|Armagnac]]<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://metro.co.uk/2012/12/19/how-to-make-the-best-devils-on-horseback-3321836/|title=How to make devils on horseback|last=Scott|first=Chloe|date=2012-12-19|work=Metro|access-date=2018-09-19|language=en-GB}}</ref> prior to stuffing and grilling, or use dates or [[Apricot|apricots]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/mar/27/nigel-slater-devils-horseback-classic|title=Nigel Slater's classic devils on horseback recipe|last=Slater|first=Nigel|date=2011-03-27|newspaper=The Guardian|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-09-20}}</ref> as opposed to prunes. [[Thomasina Miers]], co-founder of Mexican restaurant chain [[Wahaca]], has her own version of Devils on a Horseback where the prunes are soaked in a mixture of [[Earl Grey tea]], [[Chile de árbol]], [[allspice]], and [[brandy]] prior to being wrapped in bacon and cooked, and is described by [[Metro (British newspaper)|the Metro]] as “The most modern, racy spin” on Devils on Horseback.<ref name=":3" /> Chef [[Martha Stewart|Martha Stewart’s]] version of this dish involves stuffing [[Date palm|dates]] with [[Stilton cheese]] before wrapping them in bacon.<ref name=":10">{{Cite news|url=https://www.marthastewart.com/346586/devils-on-horseback|title=Devils on Horseback|last=Stewart|first=Martha|date=2011-04-23|work=Martha Stewart|access-date=2018-09-20|language=en}}</ref> The name Devils on Horseback is derived from [[Angels on horseback|Angels on Horseback]], a similar dish that uses [[seafood]] instead of [[dried fruit]].<ref name=":2" />
[[Angels on horseback]] is a [[British cuisine|British]] dish of shucked oysters wrapped with bacon and [[Grilling|grilled]], and often skewered. It became popular in the [[Victorian era]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.cooksinfo.com/angels-on-horseback|title=Angels on Horseback|work=Cook's Info|access-date=2018-09-19|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://britishfoodhistory.com/2012/03/08/angels-and-devils-on-horseback/|title=Angels and Devils on Horseback|date=2012-03-08|work=British Food: A History|access-date=2018-09-20|language=en-US}}</ref>
===Pigs in a Blanket===
[[Pigs in a blanket|Pigs in a Blanket]] is a dish commonly served in the [[United States]] and [[United Kingdom]]. In the United States, this dish is normally made by [[baking]] hot dogs or [[Vienna sausage|Vienna sausages]] wrapped in [[Biscuit (bread)|biscuit]] or [[Dough|croissant dough]]. However in the United Kingdom, it is typically made by wrapping sausages or [[Chipolata|chipolatas]] in bacon, and then baking them.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url=http://visionlaunch.com/who-invented-pigs-in-a-blanket/|title=Who Invented Pigs in a Blanket|last=Zorn|first=Marc|date=2014-08-05|work=Vision Launch|access-date=2018-09-18|language=en-US}}</ref> This dish is believed to have first been found in [[Betty Crocker]]’s Cooking for Kids Cookbook, which was published in 1957.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://foodimentary.com/2012/04/24/origins-of-pigs-in-a-blanket/|title=Origins of Pigs in a Blanket|last=Hopkins|first=John-Bryan|date=2012-04-24|work=Foodimentary|access-date=2018-09-21|language=en-US}}</ref> It is considered a very popular dish, normally served as an appetiser or hors d’oeuvre. Furthermore, April 24 of every year has been dedicated as Pigs in a Blanket Day.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/pig-in-a-blanket-day/|title=Pig In A Blanket Day|last=|first=|date=|work=Days Of The Year|access-date=2018-09-18|language=en-US}}</ref>


Angels on horseback is a hot [[appetizer]] made of [[oyster]]s wrapped with [[bacon]]. In the [[United Kingdom]] they can also be a [[savoury (small dish)|savoury]], the final course of a traditional British formal meal. They are somewhat similar to [[Devils on horseback]] and the Midwestern version of [[pigs in a blanket]], a traditional dish of the American [[Midwest]]. [[Scallops]] wrapped in bacon appears to be a variation on this dish.
===Bacon Explosion===
[[File:BacEx-5.JPG|thumb|Sliced Bacon Explosion]]
The [[Bacon Explosion]] is a bacon wrapped dish developed by Burnt Finger BBQ team members Jason Day and Aaron Chronister.<ref name=":7">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/28/dining/28bacon.html|title=The Bacon Explosion: Take Bacon. Add Sausage. Blog.|last=Darlin|first=Damon|date=2009-01-27|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-09-19|language=en}}</ref> The recipe for the dish was initially posted onto www.bbqaddicts.com, Day’s [[Food blogging|food blog]], and is described to consists of “two pounds of bacon [[Weaving (knitting)|woven]] through and around two pounds of [[sausage]] and slathered in [[barbecue sauce]].”<ref name=":7" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bbqaddicts.com/recipes/pork/bacon-explosion/|title=Bacon Explosion: The BBQ Sausage Recipe of all Recipes|last=Day|first=Jason|date=2008-12-23|work=BBQ Addicts|access-date=2018-09-20|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/4399224/Bacon-Explosion-recipe-is-most-popular-on-the-web.html|title=Bacon Explosion recipe is most popular on the web|last=Singh|first=Anita|date=2009-01-30|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2018-09-21|language=en-GB}}</ref> The blog post then went [[Viral video|viral]] in 2009, earning coverage by news sites such as [[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]<ref name=":6" /> and even onto the front page of the [[The New York Times|New York Times]].<ref name=":7" /> It was named “the most downloaded recipe in the history of the [[internet]]”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.burntfingerbbq.com/pages/our-story|title=Our Story|last=|first=|date=|website=Burnt Finger BBQ|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-09-20}}</ref>, and has since attracted more than 500,000 page views.<ref name=":6" /> The entire dish contains over 5,000 [[Calorie|kilocalories]] and 500 grams of [[fat]],<ref name=":6" /> and was described by the New York Times to be “certainly not the [[Vegetarianism|vegetarians]] and health fanatics.”<ref name=":7" />


Strictly speaking angels on horseback (and the original UK form of pigs in a blanket) are an [[hors d'œuvre]], unlike the US variant of pigs in a blanket, which are [[canapé]]s, since the latter always involve a bread base or wrapping, and angels on horseback are not by necessity served on [[Toast (food)|toast]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Palmatier | first = Robert Allen | title = Food: A Dictionary of Literal and Nonliteral Terms | publisher = Greenwood | year = 2000
==In popular culture==
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Today, bacon is said to be a never-ending trend.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/why-bacon-trend-will-never-end|title=Why the Bacon Trend Will Never End|last=Ozersky|first=Josh|date=2014-11-03|work=Food & Wine|access-date=2018-10-01|language=en}}</ref> It has resulted in [[bacon mania]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.twincities.com/2008/11/05/americans-are-going-hog-wild-over-bacon/|title=Americans are going hog wild over bacon|last=Jenkins|first=Kathie|date=2008-11-05|work=Twin Cities|access-date=2018-10-01|language=en-US}}</ref> and bacon wrapped food is just one of the byproducts of this phenomena.
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===Bacon-wrapped scallops===
[[Tasty (Buzzfeed)|Tasty,]] a [[Facebook]] cooking channel run by the company [[BuzzFeed|Buzzfeed]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://fortune.com/2016/01/19/buzzfeed-tasty-proper-tasty/|title=BuzzFeed's Foodie Channels Are Blowing Up on Facebook|last=Griffith|first=Erin|date=2016-01-19|work=Fortune|access-date=2018-10-01|language=en}}</ref> has made many videos featuring bacon-wrapped recipes. They include bacon wrapped [[Meatball|meatballs]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tasty.co/recipe/bbq-bacon-onion-meatball-bomb|title=BBQ Bacon Onion–Wrapped Meatballs|last=Abernathy|first=Pierce|date=|website=tasty.co|publisher=Tasty|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-10-01}}</ref> burger rolls,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tasty.co/recipe/bacon-wrapped-burger-roll|title=Bacon-wrapped Burger Roll|last=Broadfoot|first=Robert|date=|website=tasty.co|publisher=Tasty|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-10-01}}</ref> [[Potato|potatoes]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tasty.co/recipe/grilled-potato-volcanoes|title=Grilled Potato Volcanoes|last=Nolan|first=Claire|date=|website=tasty.co|publisher=Tasty|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-10-01}}</ref> [[Garlic knot|garlic knots,]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tasty.co/recipe/bacon-wrapped-parmesan-garlic-knots|title=Bacon-Wrapped Parmesan Garlic Knots|last=Carter|first=Betsy|date=|website=tasty.co|publisher=Tasty|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-10-01}}</ref> and [[mozzarella sticks]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tasty.co/recipe/bacon-chicken-wrapped-mozzarella-sticks|title=Bacon Chicken Wrapped Mozzarella Sticks|last=Aubin|first=Katie|date=|website=tasty.co|publisher=Tasty|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-10-01}}</ref> Some of their content has gone viral, with one of their videos titled “Ultimate Bacon Recipes” receiving over 9 million views on Facebook,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/buzzfeedtastygrill/videos/2158890854363552/|title=Ultimate Bacon Recipes|last=|first=|date=2017-12-17|website=Facebook|archive-url=|archive-date=2018-09-29|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> and 1 million views on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bSDtlARvPI|title=Ultimate Bacon Recipes|last=|first=|date=2017-12-09|website=Youtube|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-09-29}}</ref>
Bacon-wrapped scallops appear in American recipes starting at the turn of the 20th century, sometimes called "pigs in blankets".<ref>Florence Spring, "''Do Not Forget'' Vegetables", ''Good Housekeeping'' '''71''':4:65 (November 1920)</ref> They became very popular starting in about 1980.<ref>[https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=%5Bbacon+-+wrapped+scallops%5D%2B%5Bbacon+wrapped+scallops%5D%2B%5Bscallops+wrapped+in+bacon%5D&year_start=1800&year_end=2019&corpus=26&smoothing=3&direct_url=t1%3B%2C%28%5Bbacon%20-%20wrapped%20scallops%5D%20%2B%20%5Bbacon%20wrapped%20scallops%5D%20%2B%20%5Bscallops%20wrapped%20in%20bacon%5D%29%3B%2Cc0 Google nGrams]</ref>


===Devils on horseback===
[[Sorted Food]], a popular British cooking Youtube channel based in the [[England]],<ref name=":12">{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/sortedfood-four-friends-become-stars-of-huge-advertising-campaign-after-hit-youtube-cookery-show-a6669571.html|title=SortedFood: Four friends become stars of huge advertising campaign after hit YouTube cookery show|last=Burrell|first=Ian|date=2015-09-27|work=The Independent|access-date=2018-10-01|language=en-GB}}</ref> have also featured bacon wrapped recipes on their channel, some of which have gone viral. Their video titled “Full Christmas Dinner Cookalong… SORTED!” featured two members of the channel Chef Ben Ebbrell and Jamie Spafford cooking what they called “Figs in Blankets”, which were figs wrapped in bacon and cooked under a grill with [[maple syrup]].<ref name=":13">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpFsebeKAcc|title=Full Christmas Dinner Cookalong… SORTED!|last=|first=|date=2014-12-09|website=YouTube|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-09-29}}</ref> Another video titled “THE ULTIMATE BACON SANDWICH BATTLE”,<ref name=":14">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJW2gCpNURA|title=THE ULTIMATE BACON SANDWICH BATTLE|last=|first=|date=2017-10-01|website=Youtube|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-09-30}}</ref> featured Sorted Food member Barry Taylor cooking a “Bacon Weave Kimchi Grilled Cheese”. This is a [[grilled cheese]] stuffed with a [[kimchi]] cheese sauce and [[gochujang]], wrapped in a bacon weave,<ref name=":15">{{Cite news|url=https://sortedfood.com/recipe/14307|title=Barry's Bacon Wrapped Kimchi Grilled Cheese|last=Taylor|first=Barry|date=|work=SORTEDfood|access-date=2018-10-01|language=en}}</ref> a lattice pattern made of bacon popularised by the Youtube cooking channel [[Epic Meal Time]].<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8u8Z3bUQfs|title=All Bacon Burger - Epic Meal Time|last=|first=|date=2014-04-08|website=Youtube|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-10-01}}</ref>
[[File:Bacon_wrapped_almond-stuffed_dates.jpg#file|thumb|right|150px|Bacon wrapped, almond-stuffed dates]]
{{main|Devils on horseback}}
[[Devils on horseback]] is a British dish of bacon-wrapped [[prune]]s. The prunes are stuffed with [[chutney]], wrapped in bacon, and grilled.<ref name=":2" />


Devils on horseback are a hot appetizer or [[savoury (small dish)|savoury]].
[[Good Mythical Morning]], a daily Youtube show hosted by [[Rhett and Link|Rhett James McLaughlin]] and [[Rhett and Link|Charles Lincoln "Link" Neal, III]], &nbsp;have also done a number of videos about bacon wrapped food. The majority of these videos have gone viral, earning a large amount of Youtube views. One of the videos, titled “Will It Ice Cream Sandwich? Taste Test” features them eating an [[ice cream sandwich]] consisting of [[vanilla ice cream]] wrapped in two bacon weaves. This video is part of their “Will It” series, where the two hosts, Rhett and Link, taste a variety of modifications on a certain dish, with increasingly unpleasant modifications, to see whether or not the modifications can taste good, and hence, “if it will.” In this video, they described the bacon ice cream sandwich as “lots of bacon, lots of vanilla ice cream, lots of goodness, sandwiched together.”<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj3qoo750_I|title=Will It Ice Cream Sandwich? Taste Test|last=|first=|date=2014-07-29|website=Youtube|publisher=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-10-22}}</ref> They have also done an episode titled “Bacon Only Meal Taste Test | Too Much Of A Good Thing?”. Within this episode, they recreated various meals such as [[Hamburger|hamburgers]], [[Onion ring|onion rings]], [[Soft drink|soda]], and a [[banana split]], replacing every element of said dishes with some form of bacon. For the hamburger, they “built a bacon wrapped, double bacon, bacon cheese, bacon burger” which they called the “The Bacon Apocalypse” and the “Bacon Acolypse”. Furthermore, the burger has “two bacon-wrapped buns, two bacon wrapped patties,... three types of bacon toppings, Canadian bacon, [[pancetta]], and classic [[pork belly]]… bacon cheese, bacon spread.” The burger was then served with a side of “bacon rings”, which was their take on onion rings, consisting of fried rings of bacon. After tasting the dish, Rhett described it as “incredible”. They then drank bacon soda, served with “bacon grease ice cubes” and a bacon wrapped straw. Finally, for dessert, they had a banana split made out of bacon, which they called “Baconana Split.” The banana split consisted of bacon flavoured [[ice cream]], bacon wrapped bananas, bacon chocolate, caramel bacon, and candied bacon. Link described the dish as “amazing”.<ref name=":9">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3P1zSRa6SU|title=Bacon Only Meal Taste Test {{!}} Too Much Of A Good Thing?|last=|first=|date=2017-12-04|website=Youtube|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-10-22}}</ref>


{{citation needed span|Recipes vary but in general they are a variation on [[angels on horseback]], made by replacing oysters with dried fruit. The majority of recipes contain a pitted [[prune]] (though [[date (fruit)|date]]s are sometimes used) stuffed with [[mango]] [[chutney]] and wrapped in [[bacon]]. This is then baked in the oven and quite often served on toast, with [[watercress]].|date=May 2022}}
Feast of Fiction, a Youtube channel dedicated to making recipes seen on [[Fiction|fictional]] TV shows and movies, posted a video where they made “The Gotcha Pork Roast from [[Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma|Food Wars!: Shokugeki No Soma.]]”<ref name=":11">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAdob1t4Nyk|title=How to Make GOTCHA! PORK ROAST from Food Wars, Shokugeki No Soma! Feast of Fiction S4 Ep23|last=|first=|date=2015-09-25|website=Youtube|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-10-27}}</ref> This recipe was based on the [[Manga|Japanese manga]] series Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma, a manga written by Yūto Tsukuda about a character named Sōma Yukihira and his experiences in [[Cooking school|culinary school]]. The recipe, Gotcha Pork Roast, consists of mashed potatoes mixed together with [[Sautéing|sautéed]] [[Mushroom|mushrooms]] and [[Onion|onions]], all wrapped in bacon and baked until cooked. It is then served with a red wine [[Glaze (cooking technique)|glaze]] made of [[red wine]], sweet [[soy sauce]], and [[butter]]. This video proceeded to receive over 1.8 million views.<ref name=":11" />


Other recipes stuff the prune with [[cheese]], [[almonds]], [[Oysters|smoked oysters]] or other things in place of the mango chutney. Other versions again use [[liver]] pieces in place of the prunes.
HellthyJunkFood, a Youtube channel that makes videos generally about junk food, has also contributed to the bacon wrapped trend. They posted a video titled “Bacon Wrapped Deep Fried Burger”, where they made a burger patty filled with [[cheddar cheese]], wrapped it in bacon, covered it in [[Bread crumbs|breadcrumbs]], and [[Deep frying|deep fried]] it. The burger was then served in between a grilled cheese sandwich, along with [[Tomato|tomatoes]], [[lettuce]], [[barbecue sauce]], and more bacon.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOppLwMQJPA|title=Bacon Wrapped Deep Fried Burger|last=|first=|date=2015-07-26|website=Youtube|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-10-29}}</ref> They have also posted a video titled “Bacon Wrapped Deep Fried Poutine”, where they wrapped Canadian [[poutine]] in a [[tortilla]], further wrapped it in bacon, and deep fried it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kX_wj6PRHQ|title=Bacon Wrapped Deep Fried Poutine|last=|first=|date=2016-07-22|website=Youtube|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-10-29}}</ref>


{{citation needed span|Devils on horseback are commonly served as part of a Christmas feast.|date=May 2022}}
[[Bacon mania|Bacon Mania]] has had profound effects all around the world, but more specifically, around the [[United States]]. In September of 2010, a Chicago Mercantile Exchange report reported that since 1998, there has been a steady increase in [[pork belly]] prices, the cut of meat with which bacon is made of. Furthermore, they also reported that as of August 2010, frozen pork belly stocks have dropped significantly, hitting their lowest level since October 2007.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=|first=|date=2010-09-10|title=Daily Livestock Report|url=http://www.dailylivestockreport.com/documents/dlr%209-10-2010.pdf|journal=CME Group|volume=8|pages=1|via=}}</ref> This is believed to be due to the fact that buyers used to purchase frozen pork belly when it was still considered a “seasonal treat”, and resell them at a high price when demands for them were high. However, in recent years, people no longer viewed bacon as a “seasonal treat”, and instead consumed them year-round. This lead for the demand for frozen pork bellies to decline, and an increase in the demand for fresh pork belly that would be turned into bacon.<ref name=":16">{{Cite news|url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/why-are-we-so-crazy-for-bacon-20784529/|title=Why Are We So Crazy for Bacon?|last=Shen|first=Aviva|date=2012-01-17|work=Smithsonian|access-date=2018-10-16|language=en}}</ref>
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===Pigs in blankets===
Bacon wrapped food has also become famous in [[State fair|state fairs]]. In 2013, the [[California]] State fair served bacon wrapped hot dogs, bacon wrapped mushrooms called “Pork’abella Kabobs”, bacon wrapped turkey legs called “The Caveman Turkey Leg”, and bacon wrapped [[cheesecake]]. KCRA TV had a segment covering the bacon wrapped cheesecake, where they interviewed the makers behind this recipe. It was created by a woman named Amber from The Bacon Habit, who described the dish as “cheesecake covered in bacon with a little bit of chocolate.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Agg6n06ZocE|title=Bacon-wrapped cheesecake debuts at California State Fair|last=|first=|date=2013-07-12|website=Youtube|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-10-27}}</ref> In 2016, the North Carolina State Fair served bacon wrapped grilled cheese, which ended up placing third place in an audience poll of their favourite dish at said fair.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wral.com/bacon-wrapped-grilled-cheese-is-hit-at-fair/16127742/|title=Bacon-wrapped grilled cheese is hit at fair :: WRAL.com|last=|first=|date=2016-10-18|work=WRAL.com|access-date=2018-10-22|language=en}}</ref> In 2018, the [[Minnesota]] State Fair had bacon-wrapped pork belly, in amongst many other bacon dishes including corn [[BLT|BLT sandwiches]], bacon [[Waffle|waffles]], and bacon stuffed [[tater tots]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://mspmag.com/eat-and-drink/new-minnesota-state-fair-food-reviews-2018/|title=New Minnesota State Fair Food Reviews 2018|last=March|first=Drew Wood, Stephanie|date=2018-08-24|work=Mpls.St.Paul Magazine|access-date=2018-10-22|language=en-us}}</ref>
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As of 2013, bacon sales in the United States reached 4 billion dollars, with each American consuming an average of 17.9 pounds of bacon annually.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://expandedramblings.com/index.php/bacon-statistics/|title=10 Things You Didn't Know About Bacon|date=2014-05-13|work=DMR|access-date=2018-10-16|language=en-US}}</ref>
The British dish popular at Christmas consists of sausages wrapped in bacon and baked.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url=http://visionlaunch.com/who-invented-pigs-in-a-blanket/|title=Who Invented Pigs in a Blanket|last=Zorn|first=Marc|date=2014-08-05|work=Vision Launch|access-date=2018-09-18|language=en-US}}</ref>


==Reception==
===Rumaki===
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Various different opinions circulate about the health risks associated with the consumption of bacon. The World Cancer Research Fund, a [[Nonprofit organization|non profit organisation]] focused on [[cancer]] research and cancer prevention,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wcrf.org/int/about-us/who-we-are-what-we-do|title=Who we are & what we do|last=|first=|date=|website=www.wcrf.org|publisher=World Cancer Research Fund International|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-10-16}}</ref> carried out research on just this. They conducted an investigation on 51 million people. The results obtained showed that the frequent consumption of processed meats such as bacon increase one’s chances of getting diagnosed with bowel disease and [[breast cancer]]. Furthermore, they stated that there is “no level of intake” of [[Processed meat|processed meats]] that does not increase cancer risks”, and thus recommend reduced consumption of said meats.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/23/cut-alcohol-bacon-slash-cancer-risk-say-researchers/|title=Cut out alcohol and bacon to slash cancer risk, say researchers|last=Donnelly|first=Laura|date=2018-05-24|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2018-10-16|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> A separate investigation they did specifically on the causes of stomach cancer revealed that the daily consumption of an average of 2 strips of bacon increase one’s chances of getting diagnosed with [[stomach cancer]] by 18%.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wcrf.org/int/news-events/news/several-lifestyle-factors-linked-stomach-cancer-first-time|title=Several lifestyle factors linked to stomach cancer for first time|last=|first=|date=2016-04-16|website=www.wcrf.org|publisher=World Cancer Research Fund International|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-10-16}}</ref>
Rumaki consists of water chestnuts and chicken livers wrapped in bacon. It was introduced at the [[Tiki culture|Tiki-style restaurant]] [[Don the Beachcomber]] in the 1940s.


==At state fairs==
Research has also found that bacon is treated with a chemical called [[sodium nitrite]]. This chemical preserves the red colour of the meat, keeping it looking fresh as opposed to turning grey. However, this chemical has been thought to lead to a number of health risks, including being a carcinogen. On the other hand, sodium nitrite has also been found to prevent [[botulism]] by limiting [[Bacteria|bacterial growth]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27EBed9rzs8|title=The Science of BACON!|last=|first=|date=2015-06-25|website=Youtube|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-10-22}}</ref>

Bacon-wrapped food is popular at [[state fair]]s. In 2013, the California State fair served bacon wrapped hot dogs, bacon-wrapped mushrooms, bacon-wrapped turkey legs, and bacon-wrapped [[cheesecake]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Agg6n06ZocE|title=Bacon-wrapped cheesecake debuts at California State Fair|date=2013-07-12|website=Youtube|access-date=2018-10-27}}</ref> In 2016, the North Carolina State Fair served bacon wrapped grilled cheese.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wral.com/bacon-wrapped-grilled-cheese-is-hit-at-fair/16127742/|title=Bacon-wrapped grilled cheese is hit at fair :: WRAL.com|date=2016-10-18|work=WRAL.com|access-date=2018-10-22|language=en}}</ref> In 2018, the [[Minnesota]] State Fair had bacon-wrapped pork belly.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://mspmag.com/eat-and-drink/new-minnesota-state-fair-food-reviews-2018/|title=New Minnesota State Fair Food Reviews 2018|last=March|first=Drew Wood, Stephanie|date=2018-08-24|work=Mpls.St.Paul Magazine|access-date=2018-10-22|language=en-us}}</ref>


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Bacon-wrapped turkey

Bacon-wrapped foods are foods that are prepared by being covered in bacon. They may be baked, fried, or grilled. Popular bacon-wrapped dishes include angels on horseback, devils on horseback, and pigs in blankets. Bacon has long been used for barding roasts, especially game birds.

Description

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Bacon wrapping is a style of food preparation, where bacon is wrapped around other ingredients or dishes,[1] and either grilled, fried, or baked.

Many of the wrapped foods, such as livers and asparagus, cook more quickly than bacon does, and when preparing such dishes it is necessary to part-cook the bacon separately, before wrapping the filling and cooking the complete dish.[2][3] Bacon-wrapped foods can include filet mignon, chicken nuggets, pork chops, tenderloin and shrimp.[4]

Bacon wrapped dishes

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Bacon roll-ups

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Bacon roll-ups, or simply rolls, are rolls made of bacon with a wide range of fillings from peanut butter,[5] through asparagus,[6] to cheese and chutney.[7]

Angels on horseback

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Angels on horseback on a grill

Angels on horseback is a British dish of shucked oysters wrapped with bacon and grilled, and often skewered. It became popular in the Victorian era.[8][9]

Angels on horseback is a hot appetizer made of oysters wrapped with bacon. In the United Kingdom they can also be a savoury, the final course of a traditional British formal meal. They are somewhat similar to Devils on horseback and the Midwestern version of pigs in a blanket, a traditional dish of the American Midwest. Scallops wrapped in bacon appears to be a variation on this dish.

Strictly speaking angels on horseback (and the original UK form of pigs in a blanket) are an hors d'œuvre, unlike the US variant of pigs in a blanket, which are canapés, since the latter always involve a bread base or wrapping, and angels on horseback are not by necessity served on toast.[10]

Bacon-wrapped scallops

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Bacon-wrapped scallops appear in American recipes starting at the turn of the 20th century, sometimes called "pigs in blankets".[11] They became very popular starting in about 1980.[12]

Devils on horseback

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Bacon wrapped, almond-stuffed dates

Devils on horseback is a British dish of bacon-wrapped prunes. The prunes are stuffed with chutney, wrapped in bacon, and grilled.[9]

Devils on horseback are a hot appetizer or savoury.

Recipes vary but in general they are a variation on angels on horseback, made by replacing oysters with dried fruit. The majority of recipes contain a pitted prune (though dates are sometimes used) stuffed with mango chutney and wrapped in bacon. This is then baked in the oven and quite often served on toast, with watercress.[citation needed]

Other recipes stuff the prune with cheese, almonds, smoked oysters or other things in place of the mango chutney. Other versions again use liver pieces in place of the prunes.

Devils on horseback are commonly served as part of a Christmas feast.[citation needed]

Pigs in blankets

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The British dish popular at Christmas consists of sausages wrapped in bacon and baked.[13]

Rumaki

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Rumaki consists of water chestnuts and chicken livers wrapped in bacon. It was introduced at the Tiki-style restaurant Don the Beachcomber in the 1940s.

At state fairs

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Bacon-wrapped food is popular at state fairs. In 2013, the California State fair served bacon wrapped hot dogs, bacon-wrapped mushrooms, bacon-wrapped turkey legs, and bacon-wrapped cheesecake.[14] In 2016, the North Carolina State Fair served bacon wrapped grilled cheese.[15] In 2018, the Minnesota State Fair had bacon-wrapped pork belly.[16]

References

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  1. ^ Thomson, Julie R. (2012-10-11). "Bacon-Wrapped Recipes: How To Eat Bacon With Everything". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  2. ^ General Electric Company (1983). The New Revised General Electric Microwave Guide and Cookbook. Random House. p. 62. ISBN 9780394531519.
  3. ^ "Starters". Exclusively Yours. Vol. 36. Patten Company. 1982. p. 29.
  4. ^ Emmerich, Maria; Emmerich, Craig (2020). The Carnivore Cookbook. Simon and Schuster. p. 220. ISBN 9781628603941.
  5. ^ "Peanut Butter and Bacon Rollups". The Sunset Appetiser Book. Menlo Park, CA: Lane Books. 1965. p. 21.
  6. ^ Morey, Carrie (2013). "Asparagus Bacon Roll-ups". Callie's Biscuits and Southern Traditions: Heirloom Recipes from Our Family Kitchen. Simon and Schuster. p. 221. ISBN 9781476713236.
  7. ^ Country Women's Association of New South Wales (2009). "Bacon Roll-Ups". The Country Women's Association Cookbook: Seventy Years in the Kitchen. Allen & Unwin. p. 1039. ISBN 9781741963595.
  8. ^ "Angels on Horseback". Cook's Info. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  9. ^ a b "Angels and Devils on Horseback". British Food: A History. 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  10. ^ Palmatier, Robert Allen (2000). Food: A Dictionary of Literal and Nonliteral Terms. Greenwood. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-313-31436-0.
  11. ^ Florence Spring, "Do Not Forget Vegetables", Good Housekeeping 71:4:65 (November 1920)
  12. ^ Google nGrams
  13. ^ Zorn, Marc (2014-08-05). "Who Invented Pigs in a Blanket". Vision Launch. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  14. ^ "Bacon-wrapped cheesecake debuts at California State Fair". Youtube. 2013-07-12. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  15. ^ "Bacon-wrapped grilled cheese is hit at fair :: WRAL.com". WRAL.com. 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  16. ^ March, Drew Wood, Stephanie (2018-08-24). "New Minnesota State Fair Food Reviews 2018". Mpls.St.Paul Magazine. Retrieved 2018-10-22.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)