[s0rce]

Maybe we have different definitions of bacon but isn't it heavily "processed"? Its cured with nitrates and salt/sugar and smoked.

[Spooky23]

The point of bacon is that it’s cured. Otherwise it’s pork belly.

[Taywee]

Depends on the bacon. You can get uncured bacon without any added nitrates or flavorings at all.

[bboylen]

Sorry to burst your bubble but "uncured" bacon is a sham

They add celery powder instead of nitrates, so they can claim "nitrate free". However, the celery powder just decomposes into nitrates, achieving the same effect

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/the-uncured-ba...

[anxiously]

That's not true-- you can buy uncured bacon. It's simply "uncut pork belly" which many companies turn into bacon.

We buy our pork belly direct from a farm and it hasn't been touched with anything.

[bboylen]

Oh yeah that of course exists, didn't mean to imply it didn't.

Just the "uncured" but still processed bacon that is pretty much just regular bacon

[anxiously]

That's fair-- if it's in a package, looks, smells and tastes like bacon it's probably bacon :)

[Spooky23]

“No added nitrates” usually means celery extract. (Ie nitrates)

[jnwatson]

Uncut pork belly isn’t bacon. Both are delicious, but definitely not the same thing.

[s0rce]

Isn't that just sliced pork belly? Also, personally, I think if you cook it like bacon its not good, just grey and not flavorful, I just eat traditional bacon infrequently.

[denton-scratch]

If it's not cured, then isn't it just raw pork?