Bacon wrapped food
Bacon-wrapped foods are foods that are prepared by being covered in bacon. They may be baked, fried, or grilled. Popular bacon-wrapped dishes include angels on horseback, devils on horseback, and pigs in a blanket. Bacon has long been used for barding roasts, especially game birds.
Description[]
Bacon wrapped food is a style of food preparation, where bacon is wrapped around other ingredients or dishes,[1] and either grilled, fried, or baked.
Bacon wrapped dishes[]
Angels on horseback[]
Angels on horseback is a British dish of shucked oysters wrapped with bacon and grilled, and often skewered. It became popular in the Victorian era.[2][3]
Bacon-wrapped scallops[]
Bacon-wrapped scallops appear in American recipes starting at the turn of the 20th century, sometimes called "pigs in blankets".[4] They became very popular starting in about 1980.[5]
Devils on horseback[]
Devils on horseback is a British dish of bacon-wrapped prunes. The prunes are stuffed with chutney, wrapped in bacon, and grilled.[3]
Pigs in a blanket[]
The British version of pigs in a blanket consists of sausages wrapped in bacon and baked.[6]
Rumaki[]
Rumaki consists of water chestnuts and chicken livers wrapped in bacon. It was introduced at the Tiki-style restaurant Don the Beachcomber in the 1940s.
At state fairs[]
Bacon-wrapped food is popular at state fairs. In 2013, the California State fair served bacon wrapped hot dogs, bacon-wrapped mushrooms, bacon-wrapped turkey legs, and bacon-wrapped cheesecake.[7] In 2016, the North Carolina State Fair served bacon wrapped grilled cheese.[8] In 2018, the Minnesota State Fair had bacon-wrapped pork belly.[9]
References[]
- ^ Thomson, Julie R. (2012-10-11). "Bacon-Wrapped Recipes: How To Eat Bacon With Everything". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
- ^ "Angels on Horseback". Cook's Info. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
- ^ a b "Angels and Devils on Horseback". British Food: A History. 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
- ^ Florence Spring, "Do Not Forget Vegetables", Good Housekeeping 71:4:65 (November 1920)
- ^ Google nGrams
- ^ Zorn, Marc (2014-08-05). "Who Invented Pigs in a Blanket". Vision Launch. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
- ^ "Bacon-wrapped cheesecake debuts at California State Fair". Youtube. 2013-07-12. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- ^ "Bacon-wrapped grilled cheese is hit at fair :: WRAL.com". WRAL.com. 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
- ^ March, Drew Wood, Stephanie (2018-08-24). "New Minnesota State Fair Food Reviews 2018". Mpls.St.Paul Magazine. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
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