Ode to Bacon and How I Love thee
The other day, my buddy Lorraine from Not Quite Nigella was talking about one of the greatest things in the world: bacon. She said if she was me, she’d write an ode to bacon. She’s clearly much classier than me, so she didn’t.
But she got me thinking about bacon, and how much I love bacon. And then when my buddy Jessica mentioned bacon, I knew I had to compose an ode to it.
So I did.
It’s their fault.
Ode to Bacon (And How I Love Thee)
Ode to bacon and how I love thee,
For without you and your salty goodness,
Your meaty charms,
I’d be quite hungry.
Oh bacon,
how wonderful you make the world.
You’re the one food that improves everything it touches,
Other than cheese or peanut butter of course.
Just one slice of you,
Or maybe two or three,
And a mediocre sandwich becomes divine,
A dull salad turns tasty.
And luckily for me,
Bacon can be eaten anytime of day,
In anyway, with any dish,
It’s a versatile crunchy meat,
A delicious treat.
There’s eggs and bacon,
With pancakes and hash browns,
Or waffles and omelets,
Or grits and fruit, for those watching their figure.
Bacon is very diet friendly, you know.
It’s true.
Would I ever lie to you?
Then there’s bacon for lunch,
On a club or turkey sandwich,
A pizza or panini,
In pasta or in a salad,
It’s particuarly good with cheese.
Or on a burger, but that’s another ode,
For another day.
Now bacon for dinner,
Is quite a spectacular thing.
There’s bacon wrapped chicken and steak,
Bacon burgers and bacon wrapped hunks o’ beast,
bacon wrapped fish, bacon pizza, pasta, pie and more–
Why, any dinner at all could be better with bacon it seems,
Try it, and I promise you’ll see what I mean.
Even picky eaters,
Will happily eat veggies,
With a few slices of bacon,
that make it extra tasty.
Crunchy and crisp,
Soft and chewy,
Hot and salty,
Warm and greasy.
No matter which way you cook it,
Or how you eat it,
On it’s own or with eggs and toast,
On a sandwich or burger,
Crumbled into pasta or pizza,
Or veggies that could use a little omph,
Bacon, oh dear bacon,
you’re always the most.
Ode to bacon,
And how I love thee.
For without you my life simply wouldn’t be,
As wonderfully tasty.
Stay tuned, Invisible Friends! We have a new Pet shop Story tomorrow and a new recipe Thursday! Stay tuned!
June 15th, 2010 at 2:37 am
Oh yes! I could sing an ode to bacon everyday! Thanks for the shout.
June 15th, 2010 at 2:54 am
I love the ode…almost as much as I love bacon itself, LOL! You forgot bacon wrapped scallops, they’re terrific!
All of those pictures have left my mouth watering…thankfully it’s time for breakfast and I have bacon in the fridge!
June 15th, 2010 at 3:24 am
Can I get an amen??? We should compose some music and sing it from the rooftops! I LOVE BACON!!!!
Lots of yummy love,
Alex aka Ma, What’s For Dinner
http://www.mawhats4dinner.com
June 15th, 2010 at 4:34 am
So many yummy treats made even better with bacon, bacon is awesome!
June 15th, 2010 at 5:10 am
Yes, bacon makes EVERYTHING better!
June 15th, 2010 at 5:17 am
OMG…I am so drooling right now! I have missed maple-glazed bacon so much but can’t find it here but I’ll take any bacon any day
June 15th, 2010 at 5:33 am
i love bacon… mmmmm.. hungry now.
June 15th, 2010 at 5:39 am
You forgot the chocolate covered bacon!
June 15th, 2010 at 5:49 am
You know, to be a vegetarian, I sure do cook a lot of bacon! My kids love it.
June 15th, 2010 at 5:52 am
Mmmmm…. bacon!
I’ve gotten numerous people to eat artichoke hearts because a favorite appetizer for my parties is bacon-wrapped artichoke hearts–everything tasts better with bacon!
June 15th, 2010 at 6:09 am
Canadian bacon, flavored bacon, European versions…I love them all! When in doubt, add bacon!
June 15th, 2010 at 6:36 am
I’m a bacon purist, so can’t go for all that fandangled bacon-wrapped items. But I know the true love that can exist between a woman and traditional bacon.
It’s very deep.
June 15th, 2010 at 7:00 am
I’m drooling over your bacon photos! I wish I could eat it more often…I love it!
June 15th, 2010 at 7:05 am
Despite the fact that I don’t like bacon; I can’t help but to adore this Ode!
June 15th, 2010 at 8:05 am
Oh yeah, I second that!
June 15th, 2010 at 8:17 am
I could not agree more! Just call me the Baconator!
June 15th, 2010 at 8:23 am
This ALMOST makes me want to eat a piece of bacon. Almost.
June 15th, 2010 at 8:55 am
What are your thoughts on bacon for desert? Its a really big foodie trend, things like salted caramel with bacon pieces, and even donuts!
June 15th, 2010 at 10:02 am
My son goes gaa-gaa over bacon! We both second this ode!!
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June 15th, 2010 at 10:31 am
I know what you’re talking about. Bacon is the only meat I would miss if I went vegetarian!
June 15th, 2010 at 11:09 am
Have you tried Lindt Chocolate with bacon in it. Oh yeah!
June 15th, 2010 at 11:43 am
hehe I LOVE it Duckie! I knew you’d do a plendid Ode to Bacon and you did! Bacon would be so thrilled!
June 15th, 2010 at 11:55 am
Few foods are more deserving of love than bacon!
June 15th, 2010 at 11:59 am
Best. Post. Ever.
You are so awesome in my book.
June 15th, 2010 at 12:09 pm
Someone I knew a 477 years ago, in 8th grade, found me recently. She thanked me for teaching her that bacon doesn’t have to be burned. Strange.
June 15th, 2010 at 12:43 pm
Bacon definitely deserves an ode of its own!
June 15th, 2010 at 2:39 pm
I love me some bacon, especially in the AM!
June 15th, 2010 at 4:42 pm
Duckie, you’re just too cool for words. Ode to Bacon…only you could compose this. Love it.
June 15th, 2010 at 5:41 pm
Bacon does rule!
June 15th, 2010 at 6:15 pm
Oh my gosh the bacon looks incredible!! Delish!!
June 15th, 2010 at 6:19 pm
Bacon IS a beautiful thing! My kids and the dog pretty much go crazy whenever I make it – lol.
I hope you are having a great Summer so far Duckie. Love ya!
XOXO
Jen
June 15th, 2010 at 6:36 pm
I had no idea that both Ducks and Purple Pigs loved bacon this much! It is the first ode I’ve ever read about – BACON.
June 15th, 2010 at 9:32 pm
Does the current poet laureate know there’s a new kid in town
. Love the post but then I love bacon and am not a disinterested party. Have a great day. Blessings…Mary
June 15th, 2010 at 11:03 pm
Very beautiful Ode to Bacon! I like so much fried eggs with bacon!!
June 16th, 2010 at 1:05 am
Ciao ! My kids discovered it and now always want an american brekfast ! Ciao !
June 16th, 2010 at 1:22 am
i can’t believe there hadn’t been an ode to bacon yet! yes, it’s definitely worthy–lorraine made a good call, and you wrote an awesome ode.
June 16th, 2010 at 6:03 am
Man I really really really want a bacon cheeseburger with lots of bacon and ooey gooey cheese…yum!
June 16th, 2010 at 6:12 am
Ya know, for the longest time I would not even come close to bacon and now I LOVE it! (all things in moderation of course). But it really does make the perfect compliment to just about everything!! Thank you for this tribute lol
June 16th, 2010 at 6:43 am
Loving the ode to bacon! Yum. I had turkey bacon recently and it was just not the same at all!
June 16th, 2010 at 10:15 am
Thanks God for the treat I’m going to receive!
Never did!LOL!
Lovely photos, and you just made me hungy!
B xx
June 16th, 2010 at 4:36 pm
what a wonderful ode to bacon!!! it is so good on so many things…..I have even started seeing it in cookies!
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June 16th, 2010 at 7:12 pm
LOL – I love these odes.
June 17th, 2010 at 2:34 am
Mmm, Bacon!!!!
June 17th, 2010 at 11:12 am
I’m with you, could eat it any time of the day.
June 18th, 2010 at 8:35 am
I’ve recently started trying to eat less meat. Bacon, however, is such a hard one to give up. Oh bacon, how I miss you!
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June 20th, 2010 at 12:09 pm
Love it! I am so craving bacon now after reading that. Great pics too
June 22nd, 2010 at 4:58 am
EVERYTHING tastes better with bacon, even chocolate. I know . . . I’m wierd. xxoo
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January 7th, 2011 at 10:04 am
I did a google search for “Ode to Bacon” and your’s was the 2nd choice. I hope you don’t mind but I’m going to link this to my personal live journal because bacon (like chocolate) makes everything better.
March 25th, 2012 at 3:29 am
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