Bacon Mania: the obsession that aficionados (and pretty much anyone who has ever put it in their mouth) have developed with bacon over the last 30 years, and which has seen an unlikely explosion of what appears to be the world's most beloved of all meats. Nowadays, everything comes in bacon flavour or bacon scent or bacon shape, and frankly that's a great thing. Necessity is the mother of invention after all, and right now, people need bacon more than they ever have. It's probably always been the case, since the first rashers hit the first frying pan at Bacon Year One, but this overriding love has changed somewhat recently. No longer content with merely eating bacon itself, this demand has also brought forth a surge in production of other bacon things, including those that would never immediately seem to need the addition of bacon. Pigs have flown, straight onto your breakfast plates, and into your hearts and stomachs. The following is a collection of items that are recommended for only the most virile of bacon lovers - the most baconny of bacon-related, bacon-flavoured and bacon-scented goodness that comes with a severe deliciousness (and oddness in some cases) warning...
13. Bacon Mayonnaise
Bacon mayonnaise, lovingly dubbed "Baconnaise" by the creators at J&D foods, is not only delicious, but also incredibly useful. Don't have the time to cook some fresh bacon for your sandwich? Just add Baconnaise, giving you your daily dose of mayo and bacon, all at once, and thus covering all of the truly essential food groups in one go. This ground-breaking condiment was created in 2008, and has since been featured on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and the Oprah Winfrey Show, giving the geniuses behind the holy unity the fame they so clearly deserve. Another plus to the product is that it is completely vegetarian and kosher, so definitely offer it to your vegetarian friends next time they come around for dinner and watch as their taste-buds - too long withered by tofu and cabbage - explode into life. The amazon page features mixed reviews, but try the product and go in with an open mind; Oprah likes it, so how bad could it be?
Colleen is an aspiring scriptwriter with a knack for puns and trouble avoiding speeding tickets. She enjoys NBC and BBC, along with the rest of the alphabet. She spends her days working on The Morning After for Hulu.com.
