British Bacon - where to get TO area
#1
Pamela 1
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Location: Ontario Canada
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British Bacon - where to get TO area
We are in UK at the moment and enjoying the usual back bacon but when we get back to Ontario that will be end of bacon for who knows when we'll be back in UK.
I know it is expensive and would only buy once in a while but question is where is there a British food shop that sells it? I just did a search on past threads and somebody said there is a butcher in Scarborough so I wonder if he imports bacon. No probably not.
Any help would be appreciated.
I know it is expensive and would only buy once in a while but question is where is there a British food shop that sells it? I just did a search on past threads and somebody said there is a butcher in Scarborough so I wonder if he imports bacon. No probably not.
Any help would be appreciated.
#2
Re: British Bacon - where to get TO area
Just find a local butcher that will accommodate the cut you want, rather than looking for somewhere that imports it.
#3
Re: British Bacon - where to get TO area
We are in UK at the moment and enjoying the usual back bacon but when we get back to Ontario that will be end of bacon for who knows when we'll be back in UK.
I know it is expensive and would only buy once in a while but question is where is there a British food shop that sells it? I just did a search on past threads and somebody said there is a butcher in Scarborough so I wonder if he imports bacon. No probably not.
Any help would be appreciated.
I know it is expensive and would only buy once in a while but question is where is there a British food shop that sells it? I just did a search on past threads and somebody said there is a butcher in Scarborough so I wonder if he imports bacon. No probably not.
Any help would be appreciated.
#4
Re: British Bacon - where to get TO area
We are in UK at the moment and enjoying the usual back bacon but when we get back to Ontario that will be end of bacon for who knows when we'll be back in UK.
I know it is expensive and would only buy once in a while but question is where is there a British food shop that sells it? I just did a search on past threads and somebody said there is a butcher in Scarborough so I wonder if he imports bacon. No probably not.
Any help would be appreciated.
I know it is expensive and would only buy once in a while but question is where is there a British food shop that sells it? I just did a search on past threads and somebody said there is a butcher in Scarborough so I wonder if he imports bacon. No probably not.
Any help would be appreciated.
#5
Joined: Mar 2009
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Re: British Bacon - where to get TO area
We buy our meat here:
http://www.thebutchersorganic.com/
Good quality and price and they give a 'locals' discount - not sure how local you need to be. Nice shop.
http://www.thebutchersorganic.com/
Good quality and price and they give a 'locals' discount - not sure how local you need to be. Nice shop.
#7
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Location: Ottawa ON
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Re: British Bacon - where to get TO area
You can also get back bacon at the meat counter in Loblaws where they will slice it to your desired thickness....its not quite the same but close.
#8
Re: British Bacon - where to get TO area
Why don't they do proper bacon here? When we were in the UK last year HID loved the stuff so its not bad taste on the Canadians part, they just don't know any better.
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Pamela 1
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Location: Ontario Canada
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Re: British Bacon - where to get TO area
Thanks for the replies. I have made a note of Butchers and not sure they do back bacon but their sausages are really interesting on their website though all organic which is great but more expensive. Hope to visit there. Also noted Baggatalias. I will certainly check out Loblaws when we get back.
#12
Re: British Bacon - where to get TO area
When I lived in Connecticut you could get packets of proper bacon labeled as Irish bacon from most of the supermarkets, it was really the proper stuff and it was only $3.50 a package and it made lovely bacon sarnies. Although finding brown sauce was much harder there. So the irony wasn't missed.
#13
Joined: Jul 2007
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Re: British Bacon - where to get TO area
What is with this obsession with bacon? Barely a week goes past without a bacon thread on here.
I have to wonder what it is people have against peameal bacon. I prefer it. Not only is it tasty, the slices are consistant in size and shape. With this 'British' bacon, there is the oval-ish shaped piece of bacon then that dangly bit on the end which is all fatty anyway. What is so great about that?
I have to wonder what it is people have against peameal bacon. I prefer it. Not only is it tasty, the slices are consistant in size and shape. With this 'British' bacon, there is the oval-ish shaped piece of bacon then that dangly bit on the end which is all fatty anyway. What is so great about that?
#14
Re: British Bacon - where to get TO area
What is with this obsession with bacon? Barely a week goes past without a bacon thread on here.
I have to wonder what it is people have against peameal bacon. I prefer it. Not only is it tasty, the slices are consistant in size and shape. With this 'British' bacon, there is the oval-ish shaped piece of bacon then that dangly bit on the end which is all fatty anyway. What is so great about that?
I have to wonder what it is people have against peameal bacon. I prefer it. Not only is it tasty, the slices are consistant in size and shape. With this 'British' bacon, there is the oval-ish shaped piece of bacon then that dangly bit on the end which is all fatty anyway. What is so great about that?
#15
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 2,139
Re: British Bacon - where to get TO area
However, I find peameal to be lubricated most adequately. I had a legend of a bacon sandwich last weekend. Peameal bacon, cheese, proper HP sauce all slapped in a squashy bap. Hard to beat.