Similar meat, but yeah, I see the difference. I worked in a deli for a bit, I thought that prosciutto looked like dried up rotten bacon and it smelled like Iams dog poo. Not Iams dog food, but the poo that came out of my min pin.
Apparently, American type bacon can be purchased in the UK under the name "streaky bacon".
Canadian bacon... isn't.
This was certainly a learning experience for me. I'm a bit of a rush cook, where I'll try to get poo done as quickly as possible, and it was interesting to slow things down. I don't move particularly quickly in general, so it was kind of nice.
I used the weird Japanese omelet method to clean the pan. It was all nasty and dark, and I knew I'd have a hell of a time scrubbing that poo off, so while the pan was still warm I tossed in some water, brought it to a boil, grabbed the bacon tongs and some paper towel and scrubbed that poo off. Still needed a regular wash, but it went much more quickly.
The omelet trick was actually a form of lubrication. The chef had a small can of oil that he dipped paper towel into and then greased the exposed bits of pan. Really fascinating video.
Music is soothing too.
I tried to set the start time at 2 minutes 12 seconds to show his oil method, but the embed didn't work?
