Bacon: A trending flavor in SLC

November 8, 11:18 AMSalt Lake City Lunch ExaminerHeather King

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Les Madeleines' bacon truffles
Heather King

I am so amused that bacon is the new culinary rage. In the past three weeks, I have tried bacon truffles and bacon whiskey at two of Salt Lake’s local eateries.

Long a staple on sandwiches and burgers, bacon is now popping up as a high-end flavor in the unlikeliest of places. Perhaps because of the recession, special food splurges have replaced larger, more expensive luxury items in our quest to stay happy and sane.

Bacon is the new “it” food/drink. I follow @baconvodka on Twitter, am retweeted by the @MinistryofBacon and get a catalog at home that sells bacon chapstick and a bacon wallet (purchased for my husband). I recently saw Baconnaise on supermarket shelves.

So why not jump on the bandwagon? If your religion doesn’t prohibit it, your waistline won’t resent it and you are not adverse to eating meat, join in the pig party.

Where is the pig party you might ask? Well, you’ll find it at the obvious BBQ joints such as SugarHouse BBQ, Pat’s BBQ, Q4U and the like. I just recently tried the bacon-wrapped turkey at Trofi too. But you will also find bacon truffles at Les Madeleines and housemade bacon-infused whiskey at The Wild Grape. (Both of these restaurants also serve fantastic lunches as well—much of which does not include bacon.)

On both counts, I feel that the novelty is probably as good as the item itself. The bacon truffles featured rich, delicious chocolate and bacon. It was not necessarily something that I would seek out again but was interesting nonetheless. The bacon whiskey was good but I’m not a whiskey fan so I think I might see if our fine state liquor stores sell Bakon Vodka instead and try a bacon bloody mary some Sunday morning.

Until then, enjoy your bacon!