Inspired by the bacon episode of one of my favorite new shows, The Best Thing I Ever Ate, the Wife and I got to talking: Is there anything in this world that bacon does not make better? Is there anyone out there that has actually said to themselves, “man, this really should not have bacon on/in it?” How do you answer someone when they ask what was the best you ever ate containing bacon? 
Whether you’re talking about making an already monstrous Cuban that much more porkalicious, topping off the chicken finger on Texas toast with secret sauce sandwich that helps to turn the freshman 15 into the freshman 20 due to its addictiveness, or simply laying on plate crusted with a sugary glaze 
making life just a little bit more enjoyable, bacon is the be-all end-all of culinary goodness.
So seriously, what’s the best thing you ever ate with bacon on it or in it? And if one of you actually found a dish that bacon actually brought down a notch, go ahead and comment, but I’m plugging my ears after wiping the bacon grease off my fingers.
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#1 by Cassafrass on July 2nd, 2009
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My personal favorite “bacon” dish is bacon inside of homemade waffles with maple syrup. This was first introduced to me by my Grandfather “Pops” and has continued to be a favorite little treat in my family since.
#2 by JB on July 2nd, 2009
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This is a really tough one. The more I thought about it, the more I couldn’t decide, so I’m going with the first thing that came to my mind. Marinated venison backstrap medallions stuffed with cream cheese and jalapeno, wrapped in bacon and grilled over charcoal. WOW!! I’m hungry.
#3 by Celeste on July 2nd, 2009
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Lemon icebox pie doesn’t get better with bacon, but the non-bacon-benefitting list is pretty short.
#4 by David Poimboeuf on July 2nd, 2009
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A strip of duck breast, a peice of green onion top, a slice of portabella mushroom all wrapped in a strip of bacon, marinated in beer, worchestershire, garlic, etc… then grilled. mmmmm…
Hard to beat a deep fried bacon wrapped shrimp though!
#5 by EllClare on July 2nd, 2009
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So many things are going through my mind while thinking of bacon and counting down the minutes until lunch; however, I’ll say this:
- The Best Thing I Ever Ate is…The Best Show I Ever Watched! Love it! There was a chef featured last week who offered in his restaurant TEMPURA FRIED BACON!! Um…yum! As soon as I figure out just how to do this, I’ll post something!
- I’m fairly certain there aren’t many of us out there who could come up with a list of foods that aren’t better with bacon! To me, to think that a dish “shouldn’t have bacon” or “has too much bacon”, it’s the same as saying something “has too much chocolate”, or “too much cheese”. Some things in life just don’t exist!
#6 by The Wife on July 2nd, 2009
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Ell, I agree. I love The Best Thing I Ever Ate. You know you are hearing about the best of the best when you are listening to such established chefs go on and on about..(gasp!) OTHER people’s food!
I know this has been written about before on this site, but I think it deserves a third or fourth mention…if you haven’t made the trip to Elizabeth’s in the Bywater of New Orleans for the praline bacon, you are missing out on one of the most incredible salty, sweet, crispy concoctions in the state!
#7 by caromacon on July 5th, 2009
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaK9bjLy3v4
#8 by Dude! on July 27th, 2009
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My wife and I put two other foods in bacon’s “makes everything better” category: avocado and cilantro. There’s a pizza place in Miami, FL called Archie’s – I was turned on to this spot by a local while working there – it’s one of those “everybody eats there” kind of places. Well, all the pizzas are good, as are the beers, but one night we hit on the Bacon Avocado Cilantro pizza – could it work? Could these three undercards come together for the main event. You bet they can. Needless to say, this became our “go to” pie for many subsequent visits.
Love the blog, keep up the good work!
#9 by EllClare on July 28th, 2009
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Dude!: What kind of cheese was on this pizza?? I’m thinking I want to try out making this pie myself!
All bacon lovers: I did find a recipe for tempura fried bacon that I plan to try out for a get together on Aug 15 – I will let you know how it turns out!
#10 by jdbug12 on July 29th, 2009
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They dont even have pizza over their so get it right and stop trying to make them look bad because you cant because joes has the best food in town!!
#11 by Marie M on September 28th, 2009
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My fave bacon dish is the old fashioned Cornbread with crumbled bacon bits inside the batter & bacon grease to grease the cast iron skillet