The Canadians make this bacon from back cuts or pork loin, which resembles the British version of bacon. American bacon, also called streaky bacon, is sourced from the belly of the pig.

The Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw once ... with a tiny bit of the fatty belly attached, while American bacon is cut entirely from the pork belly. Because the pork loin is a much leaner ...

Every year our Irish readers comment about the fact that Irish Americans eat corned beef and cabbage for St. Patrick's Day instead of bacon. Here's the tradition explained once and for all!