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Location: The Big Fat Bacon stand on South side of Carnes Ave. between Liggett & Nelson streets, in front of the DNR Building
Sarah: The BFB stand popped up a few years before the bacon craze really took off. And ohmygod it was so, so SO good that first year.
BFB is still pretty reliable. Some years they seem to miss the mark, but most years are really good and every once in a while there’s a stellar year where the bacon is just the Most. Perfect.
BFB is exactly what it sounds like: A thick cut slice of bacon, fried on a stick, drizzled with a sweet maple sauce. It’s crispy and chewy and sweet and you could eat four or five in one sitting and not even be sorry.
Anne: I know there’s like this foody push to consider bacon like over and done with but I am here to tell you that they’re wrong- bacon is NEVER over and done with! You can never have enough bacon. Viva el Tocino!
That being said, one of the best place to get bacon is at Big Fat Bacon. Yep- a stand that only sells one thing- a large, thick-cut slice of bacon on a stick. And I know it’s just bacon, but this bacon- you guys- it has some sort of glaze on it that’s sticky and sweet? And it’s perfectly fried.
I’ll admit- some years are better than others. But I have to get one every year because when it’s good…it’s real good. Some years I get 2!
Patrick: If you’re going to get bacon at the fair (and let’s be honest, there are more opportunities to get bacon in some form or another, than there are teats on the biggest boar at the fair), then Big Fat Bacon is the way to go.
Giant, thick cut bacon on a stick. Done, that’s it. No bells or whistles, just bacon being bacon, like it should be. Crispy, fatty, greasy. Done! Sentence fragments!
Big Fat Bacon
Location: The Big Fat Bacon stand on South side of Carnes Ave. between Liggett & Nelson streets, in front of the DNR Building
Sarah: The BFB stand popped up a few years before the bacon craze really took off. And ohmygod it was so, so SO good that first year.
BFB is still pretty reliable. Some years they seem to miss the mark, but most years are really good and every once in a while there’s a stellar year where the bacon is just the Most. Perfect.
BFB is exactly what it sounds like: A thick cut slice of bacon, fried on a stick, drizzled with a sweet maple sauce. It’s crispy and chewy and sweet and you could eat four or five in one sitting and not even be sorry.
Anne: I know there’s like this foody push to consider bacon like over and done with but I am here to tell you that they’re wrong- bacon is NEVER over and done with! You can never have enough bacon. Viva el Tocino!
That being said, one of the best place to get bacon is at Big Fat Bacon. Yep- a stand that only sells one thing- a large, thick-cut slice of bacon on a stick. And I know it’s just bacon, but this bacon- you guys- it has some sort of glaze on it that’s sticky and sweet? And it’s perfectly fried.
I’ll admit- some years are better than others. But I have to get one every year because when it’s good…it’s real good. Some years I get 2!
Patrick: If you’re going to get bacon at the fair (and let’s be honest, there are more opportunities to get bacon in some form or another, than there are teats on the biggest boar at the fair), then Big Fat Bacon is the way to go.
Giant, thick cut bacon on a stick. Done, that’s it. No bells or whistles, just bacon being bacon, like it should be. Crispy, fatty, greasy. Done! Sentence fragments!
Frankly, I find the quality of Big Fat Bacon to be hit or miss not just year-to-year, but order-to-order; sometimes they hand over a slice and you're like, "uh, could I get a different one, please?" because it just doesn't look as thick or meaty or awesome.
ReplyDeleteNevertheless, it's awesome. It's not a "every visit" get for me, but it is a "every year"; I get at least one every year.
PS I agree that bacon is awesome and snooty foodies need to stop trying to make it passe, but at the same time, I'm entirely sick of all the dude bros constantly going on about how much they love bacon.
Yeah we also don't get it every trip, but for sure every year. And if we get it early enough, and it's good, we might get it again later.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes to everything in your PS. Everyone just needs to calm down about bacon so we can get back to enjoying it.
LOL so true- stop ruining bacon with your overzealous love other people
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