That’s right, tomorrow is officially the second FIFTH annual “International Bacon Day“.

Logo made by me, with apologies to the United Nations

International Bacon Day is held on the Saturday before the US Labor Day holiday (the first Monday of Sept.).  Last year Bacon Day was celebrated in the US, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Switzerland, and the UK.

International Bacon Day was the brain child of  Alexa and the Bacon Boys– a group of bloggers from Colorado.  This from their website:

Bacon Day is open to everyone. Vegetarians can have fake-con (soy bacon) and religious objectors non-pork bacon (I suggest turkey bacon).

Bacon Day is a day of Bacon… think Iron Chef but all day and the secret ingredient is Bacon. Breakfast traditionally consists of bacon waffles, with a side of bacon, and any other concoctions thought up. Throughout the day there are showings of Kevin Bacon movies and any other movies with leading roles given to pigs, e.g. Babe, Piglet’s Big Adventure. Lunch must have BLTs and there are snacks around and slices of bacon everywhere. Dinner is a fight for your food quite literally. It is more a tasting of all things bacon and everyone wants a taste. Due to the vast quantities of bacon cooked, the grill outside is the best bet. If you are invited to a Bacon Day celebration, it is traditional to bring something to eat (of course containing bacon) which can be made there if the host allows, and drink (which may or may not include bacon).

While we here at The Daily Bacon have set aside select Sunday’s (say that five times fast) as BACON SUNDAY, let us heed this call to arms my bacon lovin’ brothers and sisters and rejoice in the sweet, smokey taste of pork tomorrow!

For tips on how you can celebrate International Bacon Day, visit theotherwhitemeat.com.

Have a great weekend!

It’s Week Two of “Fast Food Friday” as every week TDB will be reviewing the bacon at a different restaurant chain.

This week - Burger King.

Burger King to it’s credit has been on the bacon bandwagon for awhile.  When I was a kid, I used to love their classic Bacon Double Cheeseburger. Then they came out with the Rodeo Bacon Double Cheeseburger which added bbq sauce and onion rings to their cheesy bacon goodness…I was in heaven. Of course that was when I could eat two or three of them and not gain a stitch of weight…

For our bacon taste test, I ordered their Bk Stacker burger.  It’s their re-imagined bacon double cheeseburger.

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Okay – something just happened that really shocked me, in a good way!

I have been having difficulty getting a uncut, uncured pork belly so I can make my own bacon.  I have called around to a bunch of the more independent grocery stores, those who had substantial meat departments, asking if they could procure me one.  All of the answers have been no.  These are stores that pride themselves on selection and customer service.

I was resigned to the fact that I was going to be heading to Eastern Market this weekend to try to find one, but yesterday I thought I’d try one last thing… 

Hiller’s is a small, independent grocery chain here in the Detroit area.  I feature them every week in our “Goin’ to the Market” update.  I took a shot and went to their website.  I selected the meat department from the navigation and on the page they had a contact us link.  So I figured what the hell and sent them an email asking if they could help me.

Well this morning I got a call from Fred Pawlusiak from Hiller’s.  Not only can he get me the specific cut of meat I need, but asked at what store I wanted to pick it up at.  I was floored!!!  I seriously have never had a customer experience like that.  Hell, even if he just called and said he couldn’t meet my request, the fact that he called as opposed to just responding via email would have floored me.

So Wednesday I will be picking up a 10-12 lb. trimmed slab of uncured pork belly at a cost of approximately $1.85 lb. at the store closest to my house and literally right on my way home from work.  I can not begin to tell you how flippin’ happy I am.

Hiller’s – to you (and Fred) - thank you!!!  You just converted a part-time shopper to a evangelist!