Today I took a tour of a Beijing Hutong district with a few friends. We hired a couple bicycle rickshaws to guide us around. The tour itself was interesting – Taoist temples, lots of small homes crammed into narrow alleys, beautiful gardens, etc. But about 2/3 of the way into […]
Dispatches from the Bacon Nation
Pig Idols
I’m always cautious about giving my family the impression that I’m “collecting” something. If they get that impression, the consequence is that I will receive Christmas and birthday gifts related to that perceived interest for the next 20 years (I still receive at least one penguin-related item every Christmas, which […]
Puki!
No, I am not “puki” today because I had too much to drink last night. However, I have been in Taiwan for work the last couple days and drove past a billboard on a bus earlier today that said “Puki!” next to a cartoon pig. Naturally, being the bacon blogger […]
Bacon case law
Bacon Unwrapped’s Legal Analyst (as in my college roommate, who shall remain anonymous, is a law clerk and was looking for a reason to procrastinate at work today) did some research of instances where the word “bacon” has appeared in case law. She found a few entertaining examples. Enjoy! In […]
Bacon that's good for the heart
Can you imagine being able to eat bacon that actually helps your heart? Well a group of university researchers is working on creating such a thing. Apparently they have created cloned pigs that make their own omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3 fatty acids found in fish are thought to decrease chances […]
Presidential Pig Farming
I have relatives visiting me in DC this weekend. So today we went to Mount Vernon, George and Martha Washington’s estate south of DC. I’ve been to Mount Vernon many times over the years. But I haven’t been there since starting this blog, so certain things stood out that I […]
What happens when you mix bacon with wine on a Monday night?
A hangover on Tuesday – that’s what happens when you mix bacon with wine on a Monday night. But it was a hangover worth the pain, because it was induced by Chef Greggory Hill’s monthly Aphrodisiac Bacon Dinner. As a continuation of our ‘adventures in pork’ at David Greggory […]
Where meat lovers meet
The Annual Meat Conference comes to an end today in Dallas. Yes, there is such a thing as a “Meat Conference” – I just love that they didn’t try to get fancy about their name and they call it what it is! This is an annual educational event for meat […]
Bacon my wiener
I’m in Idaho for a week to visit family and go skiing in Sun Valley. Tonight I went out with my brother in Boise, and on our way home we stopped to visit my favorite Boise street vendor. This time I had “Bacon-the-Wiener” which is a foot long hot dog […]