Canadian Bacon

Canadian bacon is cured pork loin sliced into round, ham-like medallions. Lean and mildly smoky, it cooks quickly and browns to a tender, meaty chew with crisp edges. Common on breakfast sandwiches, in omelets, and on pizzas; sold pre-cooked or ready-to-cook in thin slices.\n\nRooted in British and Irish back bacon traditions, it became popular in North America, where the U.S. name “Canadian bacon” refers to cured, smoked loin. In Canada, peameal bacon denotes an unsmoked loin rolled in cornmeal, a related but distinct style.