Rasher or Bacon

Seth Brundle

I was brought up thinking it was called rasher. 'Er indoors was brought up calling it bacon. Now because I'm the man, my way is the right way but do other men call it bacon or do you call it by its proper term?

Ruu_Old

Rasher sammidge, please.

AlmightyCushion

Rashers for me.

Tails142

To me, a rasher is the P shape with the rind of fat along the edge.

Bacon is that area of the pig served in any other way. Such as the small bits you get in a burger king burger etc. If you ask for a burger down the chipper with bacon and you get a rasher on the top, you didnt get what you asked for, you got a burger with a rasher on it, but you wouldnt want to complain about that anyway.

That's my definition and seen as I'm right about everything its the correct one.

dfx-

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There is only one answer to this question

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Wishbone Ash

I was brought up with 'bacon' and I cannot change.

'Rashers' just doesn't sound like a proper word!

Doctor DooM

Being Irish, they are rashers.


Bacon is a lump of also tasty pig meat in not rashulaic form.

trout

This is a trick question. Both are acceptable pig parts.

@ SDooM ... rashulaic ... that's some fine word-smithin' right there :cool:

patrickc

sausages:rolleyes:

Doctor DooM

trout wrote: »

This is a trick question. Both are acceptable pig parts.

@ SDooM ... rashulaic ... that's some fine word-smithin' right there :cool:

Thank you. The brothers always get My best.

DJ_Spider

patrickc wrote: »

sausages:rolleyes:

Walls! Sorry it was an ad in the UK where a guy was trying to get his dog to say sausages. He showd him 2 saws, and a hedge, but the dag kept saying Walls! It was a play on a dog who used to say sausages if the owner moved his mouth!

I call them bacon, but the g/f calls them rashers. I have to keep reminding her not to say that when we tell our foriegn students, they might not understand!

Mind you the 2 italian girls we got are not bad. Well the one is pretty hawt, the other is a little betty :eek:

Doctor DooM

DJ_Spider wrote: »

Walls! Sorry it was an ad in the UK where a guy was trying to get his dog to say sausages. He showd him 2 saws, and a hedge, but the dag kept saying Walls! It was a play on a dog who used to say sausages if the owner moved his mouth!

I call them bacon, but the g/f calls them rashers. I have to keep reminding her not to say that when we tell our foriegn students, they might not understand!

Mind you the 2 italian girls we got are not bad. Well the one is pretty hawt, the other is a little betty :eek:

You should be thankful. Some of us have no hot students to make us rasher sandwiches

JIZZLORD

Tails142 wrote: »

To me, a rasher is the P shape with the rind of fat along the edge.

Bacon is that area of the pig served in any other way. Such as the small bits you get in a burger king burger etc. If you ask for a burger down the chipper with bacon and you get a rasher on the top, you didnt get what you asked for, you got a burger with a rasher on it, but you wouldnt want to complain about that anyway.

That's my definition and seen as I'm right about everything its the correct one.

this is a good definition. you cant fault it

Zaph

A rasher is a thin piece of bacon that's suitable for frying and putting into a sandwich. Bacon is what you boil and have with that green, leafy stuff.

There are 3 types of rasher:

Streaky - the small thin rashers that have alternating streaks of meat and fat running through them
Back - the bigger rashers that have the larger round meaty bit
Collar - these unfortunately seem to have vanished in these days of vacuum packed standardisation. They were massive yokes altogether, like two back rashers in one. A real man's rasher, and damn tasty they were too. If anyone knows where they can still be bought in Dublin I'd like to know.

Kold

Bacon for me, is it because I'm English?

The Hill Billy

Bacon describes the meat, i.e. flesh from the back, sides or belly of a pig that has been cured (sometimes smoked).

Rasher describes the cut of that meat, i.e. a strip or slice of meat.

John Mason

its bacon

Rasher is an artist

Pighead

Is there any way you can get a salt free bacon slice? Once a month if Pigheads feeling naughty he'll treat himself to a bacon sandwich. Quite enjoyable but they tend to be a bit too salty which isn't good for the tastebuds or the health. Salt free bacon is something we should be pushing.

smellslikeshoes

Kold wrote: »

Bacon for me, is it because I'm English?

Yep I would think so, think its a bit of an Irish term.
I say rasher usually but Ive had enough looks of confusion from someone from outside of the confines of the Emerald Isle to know when to say bacon. Both are acceptable in my opinion as long as they describe the same thing which is a nice thick strip of pig.

johnnyskeleton

Bacon is an essential ingredient in a fry; I usually have two rashers but sometimes have three.

mikewest

any way you can get a salt free bacon slice?

Good god man salt is the reason it is bacon (or sliced, rasher) otherwise its just pork. Its nearly as bad as asking for alcohol free beer.

Rasher all the way especially extra thick home cut rasher.

trout

Zaph wrote: »

A rasher is a thin piece of bacon that's suitable for frying and putting into a sandwich. Bacon is what you boil and have with that green, leafy stuff.

There are 3 types of rasher:

Streaky - the small thin rashers that have alternating streaks of meat and fat running through them
Back - the bigger rashers that have the larger round meaty bit
Collar - these unfortunately seem to have vanished in these days of vacuum packed standardisation. They were massive yokes altogether, like two back rashers in one. A real man's rasher, and damn tasty they were too. If anyone knows where they can still be bought in Dublin I'd like to know.

that's mighty close to Charter material

Pighead

mikewest wrote: »

Good god man salt is the reason it is bacon (or sliced, rasher) otherwise its just pork. Its nearly as bad as asking for alcohol free beer.

Listen mikewest, Pigheads no killjoy but c'mon, after car crashes and getting trampled to death by cows, salt is the biggest killer in this country.

We should be getting no more than 2.4 grams of salt a day. But we in this salt obsessed island of ours are averaging 6 grams. Thats ridiculous. Pighead reckons if we can unsalten our rashers then we'll be back on an even keel.

RE*AC*TOR

my understanding was bacon was from the belly, and rashers are from the back

mikewest

Pighead me thinks that it being a very groggy monday morning my explanation may not have been clear enough

Bacon - salt = Pork

or the inverse

Dead pig + Salt = Yummy bacon

Now off for a rasher sandwich in a couple of minutes. :pac::pac:

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Zaph wrote: »

Collar - these unfortunately seem to have vanished in these days of vacuum packed standardisation. They were massive yokes altogether, like two back rashers in one. A real man's rasher, and damn tasty they were too. If anyone knows where they can still be bought in Dublin I'd like to know.

I've never heard of collar rashers, but they sound like Gammon steaks.

smashey

Bacon.

Galadriel

Rashers....mmmmmhhh rashers

ShayK1

dfx-

Pighead wrote: »

Salt free bacon is something we should be pushing.

That sounds disturbingly similar to that myth of fat-free stuff. Neither must happen.

Steak

rashor, ftw!

monkeyfudge

Pighead wrote: »

Is there any way you can get a salt free bacon slice? Once a month if Pigheads feeling naughty he'll treat himself to a bacon sandwich. Quite enjoyable but they tend to be a bit too salty which isn't good for the tastebuds or the health. Salt free bacon is something we should be pushing.

I'd imagine the cannibalism element might be an issue too.

You certainly wouldn't find me eating a monkey in a bap anyway...

r3nu4l

SDooM wrote: »

Being Irish, they are rashers.


Bacon is a lump of also tasty pig meat in not rashulaic form.

Right on Brother! Rashers on my sambo and in my fries, bacon on my plate, with Cabbage and potatoes to make it ultra-delicious!

Kold wrote: »

Bacon for me, is it because I'm English?

Quite possibly, I learned to ask for Bacon very quickly over here.

Zaph

DesF wrote: »

I've never heard of collar rashers, but they sound like Gammon steaks.

No, gammon comes from the leg, collar comes from around the shoulder. It's a cut usually only found as boiling bacon these days.

Seth Brundle

Pighead wrote: »

Listen mikewest, Pigheads no killjoy but c'mon, after car crashes and getting trampled to death by cows, salt is the biggest killer in this country.

We should be getting no more than 2.4 grams of salt a day. But we in this salt obsessed island of ours are averaging 6 grams. Thats ridiculous. Pighead reckons if we can unsalten our rashers then we'll be back on an even keel.

Aah jaysus, will someone please ban this fella?

ShayK1 wrote: »

Impressive!

Tobias Greeshman

Rasher almost always except if I get it on a burger, then it's bacon, cos rasher on your burger just doesn't sound right.

Orlee

Bacon Buttie FTW!

armour87

Always been bacon for me, probably because I'm from Donegal.

All i ever hear is you southies saying 'rasher' :rolleyes:

Ah well I actually like the word rasher, mixing it up a little.

The Hill Billy

Pighead wrote: »

Listen mikewest, Pigheads no killjoy but c'mon, after car crashes and getting trampled to death by cows, salt is the biggest killer in this country.

We should be getting no more than 2.4 grams of salt a day. But we in this salt obsessed island of ours are averaging 6 grams. Thats ridiculous. Pighead reckons if we can unsalten our rashers then we'll be back on an even keel.

No salt necessary if you prefer smoked bacon.

Pighead

mikewest wrote: »

Good god man salt is the reason it is bacon (or sliced, rasher) otherwise its just pork. Its nearly as bad as asking for alcohol free beer.

Rasher all the way especially extra thick home cut rasher.

mikewest wrote: »

Pighead me thinks that it being a very groggy monday morning my explanation may not have been clear enough

Bacon - salt = Pork

or the inverse

Dead pig + Salt = Yummy bacon

Now off for a rasher sandwich in a couple of minutes. :pac::pac:

Hill Billy wrote: »

No salt necessary if you prefer smoked bacon.

Ah ha, Pighead knew it. You can get bacon without salt. mikewest is obviously some salt pusher who's got a lot of money tied up in a salty bacon company. Thank you Hill Billy for clearing up the misinformation.

Pigheads off to make himself a smoked bacon sandwich. Then its....JOGGING TIME. Ye Ha.

Zaph

Hate to burst your little bubble of joy Pighead, but before smoking bacon is generally salt-cured. Salty and smoky, does it get any better than that?

trout

Zaph wrote: »

Salty and smoky, does it get any better than that?

The only thing better is the sweet, sweet smell of Zing!

LostinBlanch

Agreed, but if we're going to get technical here, which salty & smoked is better Maple or Hickory?

Both zingalicious for me anyway.

admiralofthefleet

couldnt be arsed really, they are both from a pig but technically a rasher is a rasher whereas bacon can mean many different things

Seth Brundle

Pighead wrote: »

Pigheads off to make himself a smoked bacon sandwich. Then its....JOGGING TIME. Ye Ha.

Jogging?
Ha, Loser!

Kold

Streaky wins imo.

MooseJam

rasher ftw lol @ bacon

Don1

Tis a rasher. Bacon is the little strips you get on the continent imo.

omb0wyn5ehpij9

Ive always called them rashers!

FunkZ

Egg and rasher sambo for the fcuking win man. A bit of cheese, some more cheese, soda bread, four or five eggs, same with the rashers, some smoked salmon on the side and a tub Ben and Jerrys Cookie Dough.

Tom Dunne

You were going so good until this bit.....

FunkZ wrote: »

and a tub Ben and Jerrys Cookie Dough.