Definition of "bacon"

They fried the fish with bacon and were astonished, for no fish had ever seemed so delicious before.

2006, Joanna Pruess, Seduced by Bacon, The Lyons Press, page 93

For us the pig's the means, while bacon is the end / Providing gustatory heights to which we can ascend.

2009 March 31, Laura Casey, “Piggin' out on bacon at S.F.'s BaconCamp”, in San Jose Mercury News‎, retrieved 2010-10-19

Bacon is something that everybody is familiar with and most people grew up eating. It has a comfort aspect to it and a familiarity. It's also got an addictive aspect to it - that sweet and salty combination of flavors. And it's probably just a little bit unhealthy for you. When you get to have bacon, it's exciting and something you look forward to.

2009 August 12, Lisa Abraham, “Bacon comes home - Old favorite tastes even better when you do the curing yourself”, in Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, Ohio, page D1