Turkey bacon: Difference between revisions

'''Turkey bacon''' is a form of [[bacon]]meat prepared from chopped, formed, [[curing (food preservation)|cured]], and [[smoking (cooking)|smoked]] [[Turkeyturkey meat|turkey]], which is commonly marketed as a low-fat alternative to pork [[bacon]].; Turkeyit bacon canmay also be used as a substitute for bacon where [[religious restrictions on the consumption of pork| religious restrictionsdietary laws]] (for example [[halal]] in [[Islam]] and [[kashrut]] in [[Judaism]]) forbid the consumption of pork products.<ref name="flockarticle1" />

Turkey bacon can be cooked by pan-frying or deep-frying.<ref name="flockarticle1" /> Cured turkey bacon made from [[dark meat]] can be 90% fat free.<ref name="support" /> It can be used in the same manner as bacon (such as in a [[BLT sandwich]]),<ref name="flockarticle1">{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/22/FDJM13HNUH.DTL&type=printable|title=One turkey bacon stands out in the flock|last=Gold|first=Amanda|date=October 22, 2008|work=San Francisco Chronicle|accessdateaccess-date=20092022-05-1317}}</ref> but the low fat content of turkey bacon means it does not shrink while being cooked and has a tendency to stick to the pan, thus making deep-frying a faster and more practical option.<ref name="support">{{cite news|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/143275/TURKEY-BACON-WINS-SUPPORT-AS-GOOD-MEAT-AT-BREAKFAST.html?pg=all|title=Turkey Bacon Wins Support as Good Meat at Breakfast|date=January 22–23, 1991|work=Deseret News|accessdateaccess-date=2009-05-13}}</ref>

Turkey bacon is lower in fat and [[calorie]]s than pork bacon, but its lower fat content makes it unsuitable in some situations, such as grilling.<ref name="beef">{{cite news|url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/30478911/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503134850/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/30478911/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 3, 2009|title=Eat cheap but well! Make a tasty beef in beer|date= April 30, 2009|publisher=MSNBC|accessdateaccess-date=2009-05-14}}</ref> It is also known as "facon" , which is a portmanteau of the words "fake" and "bacon".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gamze Smokehouse Turkey Bacon Nitrite Free |url=https://www.doorsteporganics.com.au/product/Turkey-Bacon-Gamze-Smokehouse-200g |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=www.doorsteporganics.com.au}}</ref> As a lower fat alternative, it became popular in America in the early 90s.<ref name="Assessment">{{cite news|last1=Kissinger|first1=Jessie|title=The Assessment: Why Bacon Isn't Over|url=https://www.esquire.com/food-drink/a16995/why-bacon-isnt-dead-history-14789227/|accessdateaccess-date=15 March 2018|publisher=Esquire|date=3 January 2013}}</ref>

Turkey bacon is an alternative also for people who do not eat pork for religious or dietary reasons. Pork is haram (not [[halal]]) to [[Muslims]] and treyf (not [[kosher]]) to [[Jews]]. When Beautiful Brands International, a company from [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]], signed a deal with a [[Saudi Arabia]]n firm to open 120 locations in eight countries in the Middle East, they had to substitutereplace pork [[bacon]] with [[halal]] turkey bacon in their recipes at [[Camille's Sidewalk Cafe]] locations because [[Islam]]ic and [[Jewish]] customs forbid consumption of pork and non-halal meat.<ref name="thank you berry much">{{cite web|url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/article.aspx?subjectid=53&articleid=20090513_53_E1_BatflB34546&allcom=1|title=FreshBerry translates well: 120 stores to open in Middle East |last=Arnold|first=Kyle|date=May 13, 2009|work=Tulsa World|accessdateaccess-date=2009-05-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/11/16/bacon-really-10-thanksgiving-foods-you-didnt-know-were-kosher/868265001/|title=Bacon? Really?: 10 Thanksgiving foods you didn't know were kosher|author=Zlati Meyer|date=2017-11-16|publisher=USA Today}}</ref>

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