Mmm, bacon.
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There are many, many avid fans of this cured pork goodness all around the world, and slices of this meat are often found in breakfast dishes and as an accessory to thick and juicy burgers. Often prepared cured using salt or brine, bacon can come from different parts of the pork (like its belly, back, or side) and can be cooked in many ways (smoked, grilled, deep-fried, etc.). It seems like the bacon mania is here to stay, whether you're part of the bacon persuasion preferring it sliced very thinly ('rasher') and fried to a thundering crisp, or eating it as a thick and meaty slab.
Looks like everything goes well with bacon, whenever and however you want to consume it — day to night, as appetizer, mains, or even dessert (your argument is invalid). Here's our big bacon rundown, your cheat sheet on fun bacon dishes to order in 11 restaurants around Manila. And, as a bacon bonus, a quick list of where you can order and bring home some bacon.
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1. 2nds
What to Order: Get the party started with a plate of their super popular Bacon Chicharon (P315). That's crispy bacon chicharon slices that you can dip on muscovado mustard dip and spiced vinegar. Order another serving while you're devouring your first plate, it's that addicting.
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What to Order: Dulcelin's Ricky Morelos is known to be a master of meats, so you must try his version of the bacon. Get the Apple and Hickory Smoked Homemade Slab Bacon (P285). The meat is smoked and glazed in honey bourbon sauce, and served with lechon skin garlic fried rice and a farm fresh egg cooked either fried or scrambled.
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What to Order: For something a little more different, spread your bacon on toast, or twist them up and dip on maple syrup. Get the Bacon Jam & Breakfast Pate (P245) and the baked Bacon Twist (P285).
4. Hatch 22
What to Order: Make your healthy greens a little more meaty with the BLT Bread Salad (P330), featuring crispy bacon, cherry tomatoes, mixed bread croutons, and herbed bleu cheese dressing. They recently rolled out Bacon and Rosemary Cinnamon Rolls, so try those too. Tip: their breads are half priced everyday starting at 9pm.
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5. The Hungry Hound Pub + Kitchen
What to Order: People come back for their duck fat fries, but their Smoked Bacon Silog (P385) has gained a lot of attention as well. An order gets you thick cut bacon, garlic and thyme brown rice, sous vide egg, and pickles.
What to Order: Have yourself a threesome bacon treat. Get their Heap of Bacon with House Pickles (P380), Bacon Pops with Beer glaze (P290), and Bacon wrapped liver with hot mango cilantro mint dressing (P280), all three perfect with that pint of beer.
7. Poco Deli
What to Order: Their best-selling Bacon Slab (P320). Only done in small batches per day, the home-cured liempo is the fastest to run out of stock.
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What to Order: A restaurant with bacon on its name must serve bacon. Choose between their Tempura Bacon Salad (P310) and Bacon vs. Bacon (P440) baconsilog of applewood bacon slab, tempura fried artisan bacon and a 6 minute egg. Or just have both, because bacon.
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What to Order: Their cupcakes aren't bacon-loaded, but their milkshake is. Dare to try their new Bacon and Waffle Milkshake (P195)? Sounds like an indulgent breakfast in a drink.
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What to Order: An entire spread of bacon dishes, from appetizers to dessert! Get the Bucket of Bacon and Ranch Dip (P275), move on to some Bacon Crusted Chicken Tenders (P379), then end your meal with a duo of bacon-loaded desserts: Bacon Brownie S'mores (P255) and Maple Bacon Cheesecake (P250).
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11. Wrong Ramen
What to Order: F.U. Ramen (P425), their breakfast in liquid form. That's black pepper spam, bacon, cheese, and crispy fried egg in a garlic pepper broth (additional bacon strips for P95).
Bring Home The Bacon: Order Bacon Delights for Takeaway
1. Bronuts
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What to Get: Cream Cheese & Bacon (P110/piece, P600/box of 6), a savory pastry of the popular doughnut-croissant hybrid, with herb cream cheese spread and bacon bits.
How to Order: Visit their kiosks at Sm Aura Food on Four and Century City Mall, e-mail info@bronutsph.com.
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2. Bucky's Not a Brownie
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What to Get: the Big Poppa (P550/box), un-brownies made with cream cheese, bourbon, and bacon.
How to Order: miguel@buckysnotabrownie.com, 0917-844-5104. Orders must be placed at least 24 hours before pick-up date. Daily pick-up points at Ayala Alabang village and Wack-wack village, Weekday pick-ups at Makati JM bldg. along Osmeña Highway near Cash & Carry. Also available at Connie's Kitchen Deli (New Manila) and Toby's Estate (Century Mall and Salcedo Village, Makati).
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What to Get: Sweet meets savory in their popular Bacon Chocolate Cupcake (P40/piece, P235/half dozen, P455/dozen).
How to Order: Visit their outlets in Eastwood and Shangri-La Plaza Mall
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4. M.A.D. Meats
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What to Get: This home business makes and sells nothing but bacon. M.A.D. Meats smokes the bacon by using a variety of woods, depending on its availability. Always homemade bacon for you, no M.S.G., no extras. Three variants are available: Regular (P300 – 1/4 Kilo, P500 – 1/2 kilo, P800 – 1 kilo), Black Pepper (P325 – 1/4 Kilo, P525 – 1/2 kilo, P850 – 1 kilo), and Organic (P350 – 1/4 Kilo, P550 – 1/2 kilo, P900 – 1 kilo).
How to Order: Call 911-0222 or 0917-8987804 to 05. E-mail m.a.dmeats@gmail.com
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What to Get: Created by Chef Jeremy Slagle, Mr. D (short for Mr. Delicious) revives old world traditions of curing and smoking meats. Get the Applewood Smoked Bacon (P475/500g), bacon that isdry cured and slowly smoked over applewood and charcoal for that deep savory smoked flavor.
How to Order: Call 0922-8213730, e-mail jeremy@mrdelicious.ph. Also available at Salcedo Market on Saturdays.
