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Bacon jerky

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Bacon jerky being made with maple syrup and brown sugar.

Bacon jerky is an American snack made out of smoked, thick cut bacon.[1] It is often flavored with maple syrup, barbecue sauce or sriracha.[2][3] Although it is named after jerky, it is not prepared the same way. Traditional jerky is marinated and dried, bacon jerky is just smoked or dehydrated.[4]

Bacon jerky was invented by accident when a meat processing team in Iowa was trying to create a thicker type of precooked bacon.[5] A few years before this, it was independently invented by Rocco Loosbrock.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Bierman, Bryan (August 18, 2017). "Bad For You - Jack Link's A.M. Breakfast Jerky". www.phillyvoice.com. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  2. ^ "Bacon Jerky". Aubrey's Kitchen. 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  3. ^ Taschler, Joe (August 4, 2014). "Oscar Mayer rolls out bacon jerky". www.jsonline.com. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  4. ^ Myers, Dan (2015-11-20). "Isn't Bacon Jerky Just Cold Bacon?". The Daily Meal. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  5. ^ writer, Barbara Soderlin / World-Herald staff (24 February 2014). "Bacon jerky the latest addition as meat snack sales soar". Omaha.com. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  6. ^ Soderlin, Barbara (25 February 2014). "Who invented bacon jerky? The 'bacon freak'". Omaha.com. Retrieved 2021-01-13.