Bacon TRENDS! HEALTH As the trend of health- conscious patrons grows, the latest cooking method being praised is air-frying. Not only does air-frying bacon shorten cooking time, but it also drips off excess fat during the frying process. DRINKS & SNACKS Bacon is becoming the go-to ingredient for spicing up after-work drinks… Menu items like beer-battered bacon, popcorn tossed in bacon drippings and bacon bits, bacon-wrapped dates and bacon-wrapped prawns are becoming increasingly popular, and peppered bacon as the latest trend for garnishing an upscale Bloody Mary. PAIRINGS In celebration of our love of bacon, the latest trend is beer and bacon tastings Sweet, hoppy, and bitter beers pair extremely well with bacon as they balance out the taste of fat in the bacon. You can also cook the bacon in different ways to pair differently with beer, such as making candied, glazed, or spiced bacon. FOR THE LOVE OF FAT More establishments are repurposing their bacon fat to save on wastage and offer interesting ingredient alternatives. Some of the ways establishments are using their bacon fat drippings are: • As a substitute for butter when making eggs or pancakes. • For making crispy oven baked potatoes. • As a base for stews, soups, or gravy. • For sautéing veggies like cabbage, spinach, brussel spouts and onion. CONDIMENTS Our love of bacon is driving ideas for clever applications that utilize bacon as a potent and popular flavour… Bacon-jam is being used widely on creative menus, slathered on burgers, breakfast sandwiches, pancakes or on Charcuterie boards. Bacon-mayonnaise, made by blending finely ground cooked bacon into fresh mayonnaise, is being used as a signature condiment to differentiate sandwiches. You can even make your own bacon salad dressing! food • service • technology Gauteng Linbro Park Heriotdale Pretoria Limpopo Polokwane 011 553 9 300 011 6 01 9 600 012 377 0158 KwaZulu-Natal Durban Pietermaritzburg Empangeni 031 571 2 40 0 033 345 4505 035 787 0536 Eastern Cape George Gqeberha East London 044 874 0717 041 486 1 900 043 745 0000 015 297 4200 Western Cape Cape Town 021 927 2000 Mpumalanga Mbombela 013 755 1038 Free State Botswana 4 Visit www Bl . o b e i m d f f o o n o te d in .co.za 051 to 40 v 9 ie 10 w 00 thes G e ab p or r o o n d e ucts onlin + e 2 . 67 392 4284 Bidfood South Africa www.bidfood.co.za Stock availability may vary from branch to branch.
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