That ‘bacon is the new black’ meme I’ve been trying to get going is well and truly off and running. First up, from Chicago, city of broad shoulders, big butts and superlative cured pork products, comes country fried bacon:
At Risque Cafe, 3419 N. Clark, country-fried bacon ($6) is on the appetizer menu. Raw bacon strips are put in an egg wash, dredged in a heavily peppered flour and then deep fried in vegetable oil, says chef Andrew Niemeyer.
A white gravy is served on the side.
The author of that article even wrote ‘bacon is the new black’ – and now bacon has become so popular, it even ran for office last week:
Of course bacon won. I tell you, it’s a movement. More pork-spotting as and when it appears.
