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We might be a nation of bacon lovers, but do you how many different types of bacon there are? Do you know your streaky from your back? Your dry cure from...

After controversial claims that processed and red meats were "probably carcinogenic" new research has come to light declaring that red and processed meats are probably not harmful to our health and that...

With Christmas fast approaching, a few people have been asking us how to make a streaky bacon lattice to drape over a turkey or turkey butterfly. So, as it's something rather...

Though there are many different types of bacon, the most well known here in the U.K. are definitely streaky and back, but what exactly is the difference?

Bacon medallions have up to 30% less fat that a 'normal' back bacon rasher, but what are they, and where do they come from? Let's explain...

So you know what a pork chop is, and you know that bacon comes from pork (I hope), so what really is the difference between a bacon chop and a...