Bacon has made its way from being an “All-American” staple breakfast item (bacon & eggs) to novelty flavored gag gifts and food items (i.e: bacon toothpaste, bacon chocolate, etc). The world of bacon is larger than ever and still expanding.
Reality is: bacon will never be kosher. How do we kosherize such a product? you ask. Well, we have several options and luckily, these options are healthier ones. We can use turkey bacon which is still a meat substitute. Or, we can use a vegan/veggie option.
I recently bought Smart Bacon, which is a vegan, kosher, parve option. It tasted good. However, it did not smell like bacon (smelled good though) and I’m pretty sure won’t fool anyone into thinking they are eating bacon. I would still recommend trying it, as it did add a pleasurable crisp to my sandwich.
I have not tried turkey bacon yet so stay tuned for Bacon-Bakeoff Part Deux.
Bon Appetit!
Kosherize It 