Editing Bacon (section)

=== Great Britain and Ireland ===
Back bacon is the most common form in [[Great Britain]] and [[Ireland]], and is the usual meaning of the plain term ''bacon''. A thin slice of bacon is known as a ''rasher''; about 70% of bacon is sold as rashers.<ref>{{cite news|title=How to make the perfect full English breakfast|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/11029015/How-to-make-the-perfect-full-English-breakfast.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/11029015/How-to-make-the-perfect-full-English-breakfast.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|date=25 June 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Heavily trimmed back cuts which consist of just the eye of meat, known as a ''medallion'', are also available. All types may be unsmoked or smoked. The side cut normal in America is known as "streaky bacon",<ref>[https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-full-english-breakfast-hops-the-pond-1444080283 "The Full English Breakfast Hops the Pond"]. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 21 February 2018</ref> and there is also a long cut, curving round on itself, known as "middle bacon", which is back bacon at one end, and streaky at the other, as well as less common cuts.<ref>[https://www.puddledub.co.uk/blog/latest-news/whats-the-difference-between-the-different-bacon-cuts "What's the difference between the different bacon cuts?"], 14 July 2017, www.puddledub.co.uk/blog.</ref> Bacon is also sold and served as joints, usually boiled, broiled or roast,<ref>[https://wiltshirebacon.com/what-are-bacon-joints/ "What are Bacon Joints?"], Wiltshire Bacon Co.</ref> or in thicker slices called chops or steaks. These are usually eaten as part of other meals.<ref name="jwb"/>

Bacon may be cured in several ways, and may be smoked or unsmoked; unsmoked bacon is known as "green bacon".<ref name="jwb"/> Fried or grilled bacon rashers are included in the "traditional" [[full breakfast]]. Hot [[bacon sandwich]]es are a popular [[Cafe (British)|cafe]] dish throughout the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[Republic of Ireland]],<ref name="cloake20120307">{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2012/mar/08/how-to-cook-perfect-bacon-sandwiches | title=How to cook the perfect bacon sandwich | work=The Guardian | date=7 March 2012 | access-date=15 January 2015 | author=Cloake, Felicity}}</ref> and are anecdotally recommended as a [[hangover cure]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/5118283/Bacon-sandwich-really-does-cure-a-hangover.html|title=Bacon sandwich really does cure a hangover|date=7 April 2009|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=7 February 2019 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100107032547/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/5118283/Bacon-sandwich-really-does-cure-a-hangover.html | archive-date = 7 January 2010}}</ref>

Bacon is often served with [[Egg (food)|eggs]] and [[sausages]] as part of a full English breakfast.<ref name="ebs full">{{cite web | url=https://www.englishbreakfastsociety.com/full-english-breakfast.html | title=The Full English Breakfast | publisher=English Breakfast Society | work=4 January 2014 | access-date=8 February 2014 | archive-date=25 January 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125193916/http://englishbreakfastsociety.com/full-english-breakfast.html | url-status=dead }}</ref>