Comments on: Canadian Peameal Bacon

By: Chris Anderson

Chris Anderson — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:56:47 +0000

Living in California now, getting peameal bacon is next to impossible. What do you do? I make it. I could give you the directions, but of course, someone has already made a web page. http://www.ehow.com/how_5555725_make-peameal-bacon.html

I’ve had great sucess, just finished a couple of slices with my breakfast now.

By: cdarragh

cdarragh — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:30:53 +0000

I’m so glad you enjoyed the article. We’re always very passionate about finding a flavorful and traditionally made product. Individuals, like yourself, are also often very excited when they find we sell something they’ve not had in years — your stories add value and meaning! Thanks for your response.

By: Michael Green

Michael Green — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:36:32 +0000

your article says it all …. more often than not my last stop exiting Canada is not Duty Free, but a grocery to buy a couple peameal roasts. I slice some, vacuum pack it all to hopefully carry me over to my next trip across the boarder. Born in the States, I went to High School and University in Canada; but remember my mother having back bacon during my youth which then was more readily available in US supermarkets. Its impossible to find today. It was enjoyable to read your complete explanation on the history and uniqueness of this delicious product.

By: W. Aardsma

W. Aardsma — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:27:47 +0000

Your web site was linked to from the Wikipedia article on Canadian bacon.
Just wanted to make a few comments. My last visit to Toronto I noticed that my usual breakfast eateries were now offering “bacon” and “peameal bacon.” On previous trips they offered “bacon” and “American bacon.”
In 2006 I visited Vancouver and the restaurants that I ate in offered “bacon” and “Canadian bacon.” When I asked about “Peameal bacon” they were not familiar with the term. If you look at the Knight and Day chain’s menu on the web, you’ll deduce that “bacon” for them is American bacon.”
Perhaps this was a concession to American tourists. Vancouver is heavily dependent on Americans coming up and spending $$$. At the time of my visit their newspaper was bewailing the economic downtown caused by Americanos staying home.
I also noticed that a McDonald’s in Vancouver had a “Bacon McMuffin” on the menu in addition to an Egg McMuffin and a Sausage Egg McMuffin. The Bacon McMuffin used American style bacon. B.T.W., the sausage that they used tasted different from in the U.S. and was actually strange tasting.

Your description of how peameal bacon is made reminded me of scrapple, a hideous breakfast meat that I think was invented to chase off unwanted company. It is a mixture of pig meat and cornmeal among other things, probably whatever was swept up off the floor. I did see if for sale at one of the Holiday Markets in Troy (Mich.) in the 1989-1996 time period. I only eat it to remind myself how awful it tastes.
There’s another pig-based bacon alternative I’d like to mention, Taylor Pork Roll. The main company is in the Trenton (NJ) area, Hamilton or Springfield Township, I forget which one. It may also be used as a sandwich meat. A diner on the east side of Canton Center Road, in the same shopping center that used to have the wonderful Bakers Square in the late 1980’s, offered a Taylor pork roll sandwich. My waitress made the mistake of saying it was “fresh from Taylor, Michigan.” Typical in-grown “Detroiter” ignorance. She had her knowledge of the topic corrected and expanded.

I am presently looking for someone who makes Ozark bacon, something that I discovered in Kansas City. It is closer to ham and is popular in Missouri and Arkansas. If you “Google” it on the web you’ll see it pop up here and there, even in California.
I also discovered pancetta bacon in Kansas City, something that you do NOT want to use as a breakfast meat, although it does grease up a pan nicely. It is used for seasoning and possibly a sandwich meat. It must be an acquired taste.

By: Mike Brautigan

Mike Brautigan — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 17:10:21 +0000

For those of you who are not aware, Hiller’s Markets in the western suberbs of Detroit(Northville, Plymouth,etc) make their own pea meal bacon and it is great!

By: Maria

Maria — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 14:57:58 +0000

For Christmas we were given a peameal bacon fresh from Canada. The family did not know the recipe for preparing the curing of the pork loin. Is there anyone that can give me a recipe for curing the por loin for canadian bacon?

By: Francesca

Francesca — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:36:43 +0000

I knew about this canadian bacon just this morning. In this week I’ll go to buy it SLURP

By: Mary Ann

Mary Ann — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 21:08:01 +0000

Great article on peameal bacon. I can’t say enough about it. I’m a transplanted Iowa girl, brought up on pork and introduced to peameal bacon by my Canadian husband. I’ve eaten it for breakfast, lunch, appetizers and dinner. It is outstanding grilled. We serve it whenever our relatives from “out west” (Minnesota, Iowa, Arizona) are here and they love it. It’s a little more subtle flavor than ham and has great texture.

There’s another place to get it in the states,too. My husband’s company, Gord’s Great Canadian Bacon in Ferndale (www.gordsbacon.com) also imports it- low salt and low fat, with the same tremendous flavor.

By: betsy

betsy — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:51:45 +0000

nice history of peameal bacon ! i have 30 lbs in my freezer right now waiting to be thawed, put in an aluminum foil throw away pans and smothered in marmalade . Add 1/4 inch of tonic water or ginger ale and bake – serve w mac n cheese, a hearty fall salad and absolutely slice it THICK ! This is a command performance club dinner and sorry Ken from RCBC – where i ordered it with wonderful service last year- i was in Crystal Beach,Ontario this summer (Buffalo NY vacation land) and went to the plant itself to pick up the goods

By: marsha meier

marsha meier — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:46:47 +0000

as a native Torontonian,now living in Auburn Hills Mi, i cannot wait for someone to come visit me and bring my peameal bacon and Coffee crisp candy bars! and now to find this company the Real Canadian bacon company in Troy,it is right around the corner from me, i am in heaven!

can’t wait to get an order, slice it, fry in the pan and put on white bread, oh the mouth is watering right now!