The best kind of diet is the four-Bs diet: Burgers, beer, bourbon, and bacon. Bacon will forever exist as a sacred cured delicacy for us red-blooded carnivores. Why? Because it has super powers: It’s the food item that causes the most vegetarians to quite their granola lifestyle. Science has also proven that it’s also the top mood-enhancer food for men — Just the blissful smell of bacon sizzling on the skillet causes a man’s happiness to increase.
A couple years ago, we made a list of the very best bacon-enhanced products money can buy. It includes jerky, lollipops, popcorn, and jam. But there’s nothing quite like the experience of enjoying a hot slab of bacon itself, so we rounded up the best bacon culinary experiences around the United States. If you’re taking a road trip, be sure to check out these eight iconic bacon dishes.
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Here’s the full list. Let us know what we’re missing in the comments.
Now get out there and make Ron Swanson proud.