Editing Bacon (section)

== Bacon dishes ==
{{Main|List of bacon dishes}}
[[File:Mmm... BLT for me! (5487341380).jpg|thumb|A [[BLT|bacon, lettuce, and tomato (BLT)]] sandwich]]

Bacon dishes include bacon and eggs, [[BLT|bacon, lettuce, and tomato (BLT)]] sandwiches, [[Cobb salad]], and various bacon-wrapped foods, such as [[scallop]]s, [[shrimp]],<ref>{{cite book
  | last = Siegel
  | first = Helene
  | title = Totally Shrimp Cookbook
  | publisher = Celestial Arts
  | year = 1997
  | page = [https://archive.org/details/totallyshrimpcoo00sieg/page/11 11]
  | url = https://archive.org/details/totallyshrimpcoo00sieg
  | url-access = registration
  | isbn = 978-0-89087-823-1
  }}</ref><ref>{{cite book
  | last = Wise
  | first = Jane E.
  | title = The Culinary Guide for MSPI
  | publisher = Milk Soy Protein Intolerance
  | year = 2005
  | page = 7
  | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=y9kGvqze_g0C
  | isbn = 978-0-9764023-0-5}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
  | last = Daley
  | first = Bill
  | title = Chengdu Cuisine of China
  | page = 10
  | newspaper = [[Hartford Courant]]
  | date = 11 March 2001
| url = https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/69611894.html?dids=69611894:69611894&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Mar+11%2C+2001&author=Bill+Daley&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=CHENGDU+CUISINE+OF+CHINA+*+*+*&pqatl=google
  | access-date = 5 July 2017
| archive-date = 30 May 2013
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  | url-status = dead
  }}</ref> and [[asparagus]]. Recently invented bacon dishes include [[chicken fried bacon]], [[chocolate covered bacon]], [[bacon jerky]], [[bacon ice cream]] and the [[bacon explosion]]. [[Tatws Pum Munud]] is a traditional Welsh stew, made with sliced potatoes, vegetables and smoked bacon. [[Bacon jam]] and bacon marmalade are also commercially available.

Streaky bacon is more commonly used as a topping in the US on such items as [[pizza]], [[salads]], [[sandwiches]], [[hamburgers]], [[baked potatoes]], [[hot dogs]], and [[soups]]. In the US, sliced smoked back bacon is used less frequently than the streaky variety, but can sometimes be found on pizza, salads, and [[omelettes]].

Bacon is also used as an accent in dishes, such as bacon-topped [[meatloaf]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wkrg.com/recipes/recipe/bacon_wrapped_meatloaf/12659/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080610055615/http://www.wkrg.com/recipes/recipe/bacon_wrapped_meatloaf/12659/ |title=Recipe Bacon wrapped meatloaf |publisher=WKRG Mobile, Alabama |access-date= 2 January 2014 |date=10 April 2008 |archive-date=10 June 2008}}</ref>  [[sautéing|sautéed]] crisp and crumbled into [[green bean]]s,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wkrg.com/recipes/recipe/green_beans_with_bacon/16339/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090710030207/http://www.wkrg.com/recipes/recipe/green_beans_with_bacon/16339/ |title=Recipe Green Beans with Bacon |publisher=WKRG Mobile, Alabama |date=28 July 2008 |access-date=2 January 2014 |archive-date=10 July 2009}}</ref> or as a crumble in a salad.

[[Bacon bits]] are crumbled bacon in [[condiment]] form, typically commercially prepared and preserved for long [[shelf life]].