Right, I've had enough....

Probably the first time those three words have ever passed my lips in that order but, there ya go.

I'm sick of people calling it bacon......("he's crazy"....."let him speak"...). Maybe it's a Dublin thing, but I've always called them rashers.* If the great unwashed of BGRH decide that bacon is a more appropriate term, then i will change my rashery ways.

*Yes, I'm aware that they are rashers of bacon, but that is what they were always called in my gaff.

So, think about it, if you were sitting down for a fry and there was more rashers/bacon left over, would your ma / da / OH / whoever ask you:

a) Would you like some more bacon?

b) Do you want any more rashers?

petes

Has to be rashers!!

Hagar

Could you just imagine Strumpet City if Rashers Tierney was called Bacon Tierney? Rashers, it has to be rashers.

Zaph

Deleted User wrote: »

Maybe it's a Dublin thing, but I've always called them rashers.

They're rashers in Dublin too. The whole bacon thing is due to the influence of British tv because they wouldn't know what a rasher is over there if you slapped them in the face with a half pound of streaky.

Slow Motion

"Show us yer bacon!" Just doesn't have the same ring to it!

brianthebard

Rashers fthbp!

Tom Dunne

I'm embarrassed you even thought it might not be rashers.

robtri

Rashers it is......
bacon.... its them yank tv shows, all those movies and sitcoms talk about bacon and eggs for breakfast.... they are confusing the younger generation of BGRH's

smashey

Bacon.

Latchy

They are rashers in Dublin and bacon in UK

But the rasher Tirney in me says Rasher so rasher it be ...sniff

Wallacebiy

Bacon is the stuff some people boil in cabbage . Different cut of pig altogether .

jim o doom

Yeah I'd be going with rashers myself - although I feel a bit weird saying that word due to a story I heard recently; now this is very "overheard in dublin", but a mate directly heard it in a shop, in Dublin; two young ones were in the shop, and one was commenting to the other about how good looking one of the guys behind the counter was, the 2nd girl replied "ah shooer he's only gaaaarjiz, sure me rashers are bleedin' drippin they are". Now that made me laugh when I hear it, but I was disgusted as well.

ruthiedv

She had more than one rasher?:eek:

orestes

smashey wrote: »

Bacon.

Someone has hijacked Smasheys account!

Nevyn

No they haven't we just have to make allowances that poor brother smashey is more culturally adrift
then you are (ya half breed), at least you were lucky to have grown up in Ireland.
Poor brother smashey grew up across Da Border and thus certain allowances have to be made.

If one of the descendants of those who made the causeway in antrim wants to call it bacon
then we shall let him and just hope we never need to deploy the Fe Fi Fo Fum countermeasures.

smashey

orestes wrote: »

Someone has hijacked Smasheys account!

No hi-jacking, it's bacon

Thaedydal wrote: »

Poor brother smashey grew up across Da Border and thus certain allowances have to be made.

:eek::eek:
Since when was Donegal across the border? :mad:

Wash yore mouth out young lady.

Gary ITR

They're rashers. I call them rashers when having a fry up. Although when having them with eggs I have a tendency to say 'bacon and eggs'

But buying a pack of galtee's finest I'd ask for a packet of rashers

Nevyn

smashey wrote: »

No hi-jacking, it's bacon

:eek::eek:
Since when was Donegal across the border? :mad:

Wash yore mouth out young lady.

You are in the province of ulster, says so on the map :P
You're not in Munster, or lenister or conacht.
And you are certainly outside the Pale.

Gaspode

Deleted User wrote: »

a) Would you like some more bacon?

b) Do you want any more rashers?

Answer:

a) Yes please

b) Damn right!

Zaph

Zaph wrote: »

They're rashers in Dublin too.

Apologies, I'm from Dublin meself, but i could see how it might be construed that I was a *shudder* plough-jockey.


Anyway, good to see i'm not alone. My whole point is that lately, every time rashers have been mentioned in a thread, most brothers and wimmins seem to use the "B" word. A quick cursory glance at one of the said threads confirms that none of the Pro-rasher posters in this thread are guilty......except.....

brianthebard wrote: »

Surely its just streaky bacon?

For shame.......Streaky rashers ftw.

In$omniac

It's
a rasher,
a rasher is
a rasher full stop not a bacon, just
a rasher

ChewChew

i dont ate rashers nor bacon or anything really that come from a pig. some might moan and give to me and yes I understand that you dont understand why I just. dont. like. the. taste. of. pig. thats how it is. But it'll always be a rasher

myflipflops

Bacon suggests a food that can be boiled, can be served with green vegetables and can be served at a polite Sunday dinner.

Rashers suggests food cooked in fat, served with other foods cooked in fat and useable as a hangover cure (especially when applied with tomata sauce).

Rasher is correct in every way. It is even more correct in this forum i would say.

trout

pwhite587 wrote: »

Rasher is correct in every way.

What he said.

smashey

Thaedydal wrote: »

You are in the province of ulster, says so on the map :P
You're not in Munster, or lenister or conacht.
And you are certainly outside the Pale.

You're lucky I like you or that would merit a
*smackkkk* :cool:

KnifeWRENCH

Wallacebiy wrote: »

Bacon is the stuff some people boil in cabbage . Different cut of pig altogether .

pwhite587 wrote: »

Bacon suggests a food that can be boiled, can be served with green vegetables and can be served at a polite Sunday dinner.

Rashers suggests food cooked in fat, served with other foods cooked in fat and useable as a hangover cure (especially when applied with tomata sauce).

Rasher is correct in every way. It is even more correct in this forum i would say.

With the exception of the tomato sauce bit (ketchup is yucky) these people are correct.

These are rashers:


This is bacon:




/thread.

DundalkDuffman

If I'm here I call them rashers, if I'm up north then its bacon I like to adapt to my environs!

P.C.

Bacon, especially when you are south of the equator. :D

I only call them rashers so that people know what I am talking about.

S.L.F

square_igloo wrote: »

These are rashers:

With lots and lots of red sauce,

Rashers are all the way..

veritable

100% bacon...

KnifeWRENCH

S.L.F wrote: »

With lots and lots of red sauce,

Rashers are all the way..

NO, NO, NOOOO!!!

*stamps feet angrily*

NO red sauce. Red sauce is horrible. Do not ruin quality rashers with that vile stuff.

Steve

Rashers all the way *nyom*

Just had a lovely rasher sambo with red sauce...! *nyom*

trout

Right. That's IT!

I want some sweet lardy rashery goodness right now.

*waddles off to shop*

Podge2k7

Rashers

myflipflops

This is getting heated. i sense a forum split. Maybe even some form of immense battle to settle it. Obviously by battle i mean whichever side can eat the most RASHER sandwiches wins the debate.

Iwasfrozen

This is getting heated. i sense a forum split. Maybe even some form of immense battle to settle it. Obviously by battle i mean whichever side can eat the most Bacon sandwiches wins the debate.

Edited for accuracy

Doctor DooM

As I said last time around it is rashers, although bacon is also an acceptable, albeit different, non rashulaic form of pig/food.

Will

Gentlemen, gentlemen. Why must we argue over such a trivial thing such as a name?

If you call it bacon, if you call it a rasher, does it not taste the same?
If you call it bacon, if you call it a rasher, does it not come out the same way?
If you call it bacon, if you call it a rasher, does it not come from the same glorious animal?

No matter what you call it, it still goes down easy.

In this time of giving let us cast away our shackles, rejoice in the great giving animal that is; pig!

Onwards brothers, onwards to greatness and greasiness!!!!!

trout

^_^

/thread